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Welcome to Monarda ...

Monarda is located in Aroostook County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monarda, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.

Monarda is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Monarda (for example, toward Canterbury (NB)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Atlantic Time Zone (AST/ADT).

Area Code for Monarda: 207

Communities near Monarda ...

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

  • East Millinocket
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Medway
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Medway is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medway <3>
  • Patten
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sherman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sherman is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Island Falls
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mattawamkeag
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Stacyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stacyville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
  • Crystal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Crystal is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
  • Woodville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Woodville is located in Penobscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Reed Plantation
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Reed Plantation is located in Aroostook County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Plantation
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monarda ...

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

Adding Monarda to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monarda 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 (so far) for Monarda was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Monarda post office opened in 1880. The Monarda post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monarda.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Aroostook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monarda - 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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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