Welcome to Monticello ...
Monticello is located in Johnson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Monticello, you might consider that their post office opened in 1858.
Monticello is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Monticello lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Monticello: 913
Communities Also Named Monticello ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kansas communities named Monticello: This one is located in Johnson County and the other is located in Brown County.
Beyond Kansas, there are 41 communities that are also named Monticello - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, 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, South Carolina, 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.
- Kansas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
- Overland Park is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <3>
- Kansas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Olathe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lenexa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leawood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grandview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Grandview is located in Jackson County (MO)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,711 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <3>
- Gardner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Gardner is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardner <3>
- Prairie Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lansing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansing
- Lansing is located in Leavenworth County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansing <3>
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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Monticello post office opened in 1858.
We also found Monticello in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Monticello.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monticello - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |