Welcome to Monitor ...

Monitor is located in Trimble County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monitor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Monitor is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Monitor: (502)

Communities Also Named Monitor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Monitor - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Monitor ...

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

• Madison
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Jefferson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• La Grange
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Carrollton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <4>
• Hanover
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Jefferson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Vevay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vevay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vevay
  • Vevay is located in Switzerland County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vevay <4>
• New Castle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Castle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
  • New Castle is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Castle <4>
• Campbellsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsburg
  • Campbellsburg is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 784 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Campbellsburg <4>
• Milton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Trimble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <4>
• Bedford
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Trimble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <4>
• Ghent
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ghent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ghent
  • Ghent is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ghent <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 Monitor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monitor.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monitor ...

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

Adding Monitor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Monitor post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monitor.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/