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Welcome to Monastery ...

Monastery is located in Nodaway County<1>.

Monastery is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Monastery lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Monastery: 660

Communities Also Named Monastery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Monastery - it's located in Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Monastery ...

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

  • Maryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stanberry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • King City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Star
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Union Star is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Star
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Ravenwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
  • Maitland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Maitland is located in Holt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maitland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Skidmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Barnard
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fillmore
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fillmore is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fillmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 188 people
  • Bolckow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bolckow is located in Andrew County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolckow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 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 Monastery. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monastery.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monastery ...

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

Adding Monastery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monastery in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Monastery was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monastery.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Nodaway, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monastery - 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.