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Welcome to Monmouth ...

Monmouth is located in Fresno County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monmouth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Monmouth is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Monmouth: 559

Communities Also Named Monmouth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Monmouth - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Maine and Oregon.

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

Communities near Monmouth ...

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

  • Fresno
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Clovis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hanford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Sanger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lemoore
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Reedley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Dinuba
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Selma
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Selma is located in Fresno County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <3>
  • Parlier
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kingsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monmouth ...

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

Adding Monmouth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monmouth 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 Monmouth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Monmouth post office opened in 1908.

We also found Monmouth in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monmouth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Fresno, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monmouth - 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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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