Welcome to Monette ...

Monette is located in Union County<1>.

The location of Monette has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monette, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Monette is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Monette is located in the (641) area code.

Communities Also Named Monette ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Monette - it's located in Arkansas.

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

Communities near Monette ...

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

• Creston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <4>
• Winterset
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterset
  • Winterset is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,428 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winterset <4>
• Osceola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
• Afton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Afton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afton
  • Afton is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 825 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Afton <4>
• Murray
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Murray is located in Clarke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
• Saint Charles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 656 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Truro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Truro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truro
  • Truro is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 501 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Truro <4>
• New Virginia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Virginia
  • New Virginia is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Virginia <4>
• Orient
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient
  • Orient is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orient <4>
• Lorimor
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorimor
  • Lorimor is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people

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 Monette. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monette.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Monette. 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 Monette.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monette ...

Looking for more information about Monette? 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 Monette, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Monette.

Adding Monette to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monette 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 Monette was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Monette post office opened in 1889.

We also found Monette in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monette.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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