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Welcome to Monday ...

Monday is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monday, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Monday is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Monday ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Monday - they are located in Ohio, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Monday ...

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

  • Union
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <3>
  • Sullivan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Clair
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bourbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Parkway
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Parkway is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkway
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 511 people
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Oak Grove has also been known as:
    • Oak Grove Village
  • Leasburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Leslie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Leslie is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people
  • West Sullivan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • West Sullivan is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sullivan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Saint Cloud
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Saint Cloud is located in Crawford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 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 Monday. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monday.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monday ...

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

Adding Monday to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monday 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 Monday was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Monday post office opened in 1900. The Monday post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monday.

Footnotes ...

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