This is a list of Montague Place names. This page is currently mostly a place-holder that was created in response to an inquiry, so its still fairly primitve... If you can add to the information regarding the derivation of the names, please let me know!

Montague, Ontario, Canada, (Montague Township) is a small town near the middle of the `neck' that separates Lake Ontario and Lake Erie. It is due south of Toronto, southwest of Niagra Falls, and southeast of Hamilton, Canada. See:
http://www.county.lanark.on.ca/montague.htm
The population of Montague Township is 3,802. See also the Smiths Falls Montague Township Russ Beach Airport. Smiths Falls is southwest of Ottawa, Ontario, N44 56 45, W75 56 26.

Montague, Yukon Territory, Canada, . was a small stop on the Overland Trail, near the middle of the Yukon terrirory. It is on the only road that goes north through the Yukon territory all the way from the Gulf of Alaska to Fort McPherson and Inuvik (essentially on the Canadian arctic coast). It is due north of Whitehorse, southeast of Dawson, and east of Faro. It was apparently a wagon-station   [1] (you will have to text search). It would be net to get an e-mail from someone that lives on this road...

Montague Gold Mines, Nova Scotia, Canada, is yet another location with population not reported. Gold was discovered here in 1863   [1] (you will have to search text). Montague Gold Mines is a short distance northwest of Halifax, but due south of the Halifax airport. To its northwest, there is a sizable uninhabited area, presumably mountainous? Incidently, Halifax is named for George Montagu Dunk, 1716-1771, Second earl of Halifax.

Prince Edward Island, Canada, is a large island north of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick in the the Gulf of St. Lawrence (the mouth of the St. Lawrence). It seems to have a thriving web presence   [1], and looks like it has lots of beds and breakfasts. The following is from its government web page:

Head of Montague, an unincorporated area, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island , W. of Montague. Its precise location is 46:10 N, 62:44 W.

Lower Montague, an unincorporated area, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island , E. of Montague. Its precise location is 46:10 N, 62:34 W.

Lower Montague, a village, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island , E. of Montague. Its precise location is 46:10 N, 62:36 W.

Montague, a town, is located in Kings County in the eastern portion of Prince Edward Island , S. of Brudenell. Its precise location is 46:10 N, 62:39 W.

Montague, PEI , is at the base of a narrow bay on the eastern coast of the island ( [map]. Lower Montague is along the southern coast of the bay. Head of Montague is considerably inland, perhaps 10 miles west of Montague. Perhaps this is the origin of the waters that drain into the bay?

There is a history page for much of this area.

Montague, California, USA, is in northern California, almost at the Oregon border. It is about 5 miles east of the town of Yreka, which is on Interstate US 5. It is in the middle of the Klamath Mountains, and was apparently founded as a railroad stop. A brief history of Montague, CA is online (You will have to search text). The Mount Shasta volcano is nearby [MAP], and Montague is near enough to appear in a USGS Mount Shasta debris flow page and a Mount Shasta volcano page... (you will have to do a text search). Since Montague was a railroad stop, there are many interesting pictures of locomotives near Montague. There is also an airport .

Montague, Massachusetts, USA , is in north-central Massachesetts. It is due north of Amherst. From its government web page   [1]   [2] : `Confusing to the uninitiated are the five villages which are the single town of Montague. The village names of Montague City, Montague Center, Turners Falls, Millers Falls and Lake Pleasant are readily explained...'. There are apparently a number of historic structures   [1] in Montague.

Montague, Michigan, USA, [MAP] is on the western coast of Michigan, on the shore of Lake Michigan. It is about half-way up the Lake Michigan coast. It is slightly north-east of Milwauke (located on the other side of Lake Michigan) and is north-west of Grand Rapids, MI. Recreation   [1]   [2] seems to be a significant industry. A picture of their old railway station is on-line, as is a description of the feel of the area.

Montague, Montana, USA, is basically a bit north of the middle of Montana. It is north-east of Helena. The closest point on an Interstate is Great Falls, on Interstate US 15 (Malmstrom AFB). It has its own USGS map section...

Montague, New Jersey, USA, is on the Delaware river, which forms the western border of New Jersey. It is just south of the point where New Jersey, New York, and Pensylvania come together. They have a History Page. This Montague also has a number of historic structures   [1].

Montague, New York, USA, is in central New York State. It has a NexRad weather radar site. Montague, NY, is somewhat famous for having a 7.5 foot snowfall last year   [1] in one storm. A [MAP] of Montague in the bull's eye... People are writing papers simulating the Montague storm.

Montague, Texas, USA, is the seat of Montague County, north of Dallas on the Oklahoma border.

Montague, Virginia, USA, is near Hampton Roads, VA.

Montagu, South Africa, is due east of Cape Town by about 100 miles.

Montacute, Australia: [1] [2] [3] [4]

Montague County, Texas, USA, is north of Dallas, on the Oklahoma border. Montague is the county seat. They have a local online newspaper, and there is a roots page. Pieces of a meteorite   [1]   that hit Montague County are for sale!

Islands

Montague Island, Alaska, is at the mouth of Prince William Sound on the southern shore of Alaska (Prince William Sound is where the Exxon Valdez ran aground) [Map]. It's actually quite large. Its longest axis is about 50 miles. Montague Straight is located between the island and the mainland. There is another large island to the north of Montague Island, named Hinchinbrook Island, and the gap between the two islands (and thus the entrance to Prince William Sound) is named Hinchinbrook Entrance. The highest point on Montague Island is named Montague Peak (elevation 658 feet). Captain Cook named these...   [1]

The USGS has some information regarding earth quake damage   [1]. [Photo] It appears that the greatest alteration of terrain on land due to an earthquake has been recorded on Montague Island, Alaska (33 feet!).

This fishing appears to be good!

Montague Island in the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez), 31.41 N, 114.44' E. The Colorado river runs south and empties into the Gulf of California at the northernmost point of the Gulf. Montague Island is the large island in the middle of the `mouth' of the Colorado. Montague Island is about 100 miles due south of Yuma, Arizona. Its longest axis is about 20 miles. There's nothing between Yuma and Montague Island but desert (the Gran Desierto, a.k.a., Sonoran Desert, Yuma Desert) and, of course, the Colorado... The Isla Montague is close to the towns of El Golfo de Santa Clara and El Doctor. The coastal desert is the Desierto de Altar. A Baja California page contains a description of the surroundings (You will have to text search for Montague). Another description, in Spanish.

Montague Island, New South Wales   [1], Australia. This island is on the southeast coast of Australia. It is southeast of Canberra, south of Sydney, and due east of Cooma. It has a lighthouse, and you can access its weather data   [1]. It sounds like this is a good place to scuba dive. An image of the plans for Montague lighthouse are online.

Hinchinbrook Island, Australia, was also named by Captain Cook: http://pacific.vita.org/pacific/cook/jc1qld.htm

Montagu Island, South Sandwich Islands, 58.27 S, 26.24 E. This is in the Wendell Sea, that is, the far south South Atlantic. For most puposes, it is probably valid to consider it in Antarctica. Go southeast from the Falkland Islands, or soutwest from South Africa. Does anyone know if this is anything other then an uninhabited, isolated rock? By the way, Hawaii was originally named the Sandwich islands, after John Montagu (Captain Cook's commander).

Montagu Island, Tasmania (south of Australia), 40.46 S, 144.58 E. This island is off the northwest tip of Tasmania.

Montague Harbour   [1]   [2]   [3]   [4] , British Columbia, Canada, is near Victoria, BC. You can see its high and low tides...

Montagu Harbor is in New Britain, in the Bismark Archipelago. Find the eastern tip of New Guinea, and go north. The large island that you hit is New Britain, and the point where you hit it is basically where Montagu Harbor is located. The large island to the east of New Britain is New Ireland. Rabaul is on New Britain at the closest point between the two islands. Rabaul was a very big Japanese navy base during WWII, and the prime base of Japanses operations during the fighting on Guadalcanal and the Coral Sea... Very heavy fighing (mostly aerial) took place at Rabaul... Montagu Harbor is about 100 miles southwest of Rabaul.

Montague Sound (a large open bay) is in the Bonaparte Archipelago on the northern coast of Australia, west of Darwin.

Captain Cook used Montagu names for a number of features in Australia. (You will have to search).

For Montague Straight, see Montague Island, Alaska.

Montague Range is a mountain range in the western desert of Australia. It is northeast of Perth and southeast of Shark Bay (Carnarvon).

Montague Peak is the highest point on Montague Island, Alaska, with an elevation of 658 feet.

Montague Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada, is about 40 miles north of the Montana border. It is due south of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The small town of St. Victor, population less than 100, is near the lake. The town of Assiniboia, population under 5000, is about 10 miles northwest.

Montagu Pass is in South Africa.

Houses

Boughton House: [1] [2] [3]

Beaulieu: [1] [2]

Huntingdonshire and Huntingdon:

The Bristish Museum: [1]

Other places of interest

Montaigu in France (from [1]: "A thousand-year-old city, Montaigu was founded in the 9th century on a gallo-roman settlement. It survived the Norman invasions, but inspired the habitants of Saint Georges de Montaigu to regroup on the summit of a fortified hill. Well-tested during the Wars of Religion and a center for the Vendée military in the 18th century, Montaigu is today noted mostly for its annual Fair and expo."):   [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Montagut in France: [1]

Montagut in Spain: [1] [2] [3]

Chateau de Montaigu: [1] [2] (also search the following for "Castle of Montaigu": [1] ).

The medieval college of Montaigu: [1]

The modern college of Montaigu: [1]

Pictures of Castles with a Montague connection that folks have forwarded to this site (I'm ignorant of the details).

Cowdray   [1]
Tandragee

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