Welcome to Monmouth ...

Monmouth is located in Adams County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monmouth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Monmouth is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Monmouth: (260)

Communities Also Named Monmouth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Monmouth - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, 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.

• Fort Wayne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
  • Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <4>
• New Haven
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <4>
• Van Wert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <4>
• Bluffton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluffton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
  • Bluffton is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluffton <4>
• Berne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berne
  • Berne is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berne <4>
• Ossian
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ossian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Ossian is located in Wells County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossian <4>
• Woodburn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <4>
• Geneva
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <4>
• Monroeville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• Payne
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
  • Payne is located in Paulding County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Payne <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 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.<5>

From that list, the Monmouth post office opened in 1839.

We also found Monmouth in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monmouth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov