Welcome to Monell ...

Monell is located in Sweetwater County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monell, 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.

Monell is 6,730 feet [2,051 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Monell is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Monell lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Monell is within the (307) area code.

Communities near Monell ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Monell.

• Bitter Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bitter Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter Creek
  • Bitter Creek is located in Sweetwater County
• Table Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Table Rock
  • Table Rock is located in Sweetwater County
• Tipton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Sweetwater County
• Point of Rocks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point of Rocks
  • Point of Rocks is located in Sweetwater County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point of Rocks <4>
• Red Desert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Desert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Desert
  • Red Desert is located in Sweetwater County
• Frewen ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frewen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frewen
  • Frewen is located in Sweetwater County
• Wamsutter
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamsutter
  • Wamsutter is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wamsutter <4>
• Superior
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
  • Superior is located in Sweetwater County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
• Sweeney Ranch
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweeney Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweeney Ranch
  • Sweeney Ranch is located in Sweetwater County

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monell ...

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

Adding Monell to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Monell mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/