Welcome to Monticello ...

Monticello is located in Fairfield County<1>.

The pronunciation of Monticello: 'MONT-i-SELL-oh' -- not 'MONT-i-CHEL-oh'<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monticello, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Monticello is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Monticello lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Monticello: (803)

Websites for Monticello ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.fairfieldchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Monticello, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Monticello ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Monticello - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Monticello ...

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

• Irmo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
• Newberry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry
  • Newberry is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newberry <4>
• Winnsboro
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <4>
• Chapin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
  • Chapin is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapin <4>
• Prosperity
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Prosperity is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosperity <4>
• Carlisle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Little Mountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
  • Little Mountain is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Mountain <4>
• Ridgeway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
  • Ridgeway is located in Fairfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <4>
• Pomaria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomaria
  • Pomaria is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pomaria <4>
• Peak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Peak is located in Newberry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monticello ...

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

Adding Monticello to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monticello 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 Monticello was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monticello.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/