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Welcome to Del Monte ...

Del Monte is located in Monterey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Del Monte, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Del Monte is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Del Monte lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Del Monte: 831

Communities Also Named Del Monte ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Del Monte - they are located in Idaho, Nevada, Texas and Utah.

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

Websites for Del Monte ...

Junior League:   www.jlmontereycounty.org/

Communities near Del Monte ...

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

  • Salinas
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marina
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marina
    • Marina is located in Monterey County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marina <3>
  • Pacific Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carmel-by-the-Sea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Del Monte Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Del Monte Forest
    • Del Monte Forest is located in Monterey County
  • Pebble Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prattco ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prattco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattco
    • Prattco is located in Monterey County
  • Carmelito ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carmelito. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmelito
    • Carmelito is located in Monterey County
  • Carmel Highlands
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Highlands
    • Carmel Highlands is located in Monterey County
  • Ambler Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambler Park
    • Ambler Park is located in Monterey County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Del Monte ...

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

Adding Del Monte to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Del Monte post office opened in 1882.

We also found Del Monte mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Del Monte.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Monterey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Del Monte - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/