Montra, Ohio

Montra (also Monstra[1]) is an unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States.

Montra's elevation is 1,047 feet (319 m), and it is located at 40°25′55″N 84°5′42″W / 40.43194°N 84.09500°W / 40.43194; -84.09500,[1] in one of the hilliest portions of generally flat Shelby County.

[2] It lies at the intersection of Montra and Pasco-Montra Roads, one mile south of State Route 274 and in the middle of a triangle formed by the villages of Anna, Botkins, and Jackson Center.

Houses and businesses quickly sprang up in the community, including a hotel, a blacksmith's shop, and a liquor store.

[6] The church, a landmark on the community's eastern edge, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.