Welcome to Montrose ...

The town of Montrose is located in Jasper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Montrose, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Montrose has a population of 139 people<2> (see below for details).

Montrose is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Montrose lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Montrose: (601) and (769)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Montrose had an population of 139 people. This is a decrease of 0.71% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.45% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Montrose had a population of 140 people. This makes Montrose the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 140 people, the population of Montrose increased 10.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 127 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Montrose.

Communities Also Named Montrose ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Montrose - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montrose.

Communities near Montrose ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montrose.

• Newton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
  • Newton is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <5>
• Bay Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bay Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs
  • Bay Springs is located in Jasper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,650 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Springs <5>
• Raleigh
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
• Hickory
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
  • Hickory is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 515 people
• Lake
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
  • Lake is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake <5>
• Sylvarena
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
  • Sylvarena is located in Smith County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
• Baxter ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
  • Baxter is located in Jasper County
• Stevens ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens
  • Stevens is located in Jasper County
• Success ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Success have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
  • Success is located in Jasper County
• Hamlet ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
  • Hamlet is located in Jasper County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Montrose. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Montrose.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Montrose. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Montrose.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Montrose. See our Newspapers Page for Montrose.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montrose ...

Looking for more information about Montrose? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Montrose, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Montrose.

Adding Montrose to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Montrose in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Montrose was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Montrose in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Montrose.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Montrose. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/