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We found 41 communities that share the name Monticello.
Within Mississippi, the name Monticello is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 41 communities, 39 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Pike County
This Monticello is located in Pike County and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Monticello.
Arkansas
Drew County
This Monticello is located in Drew County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of Monticello.
California
Napa County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Monticello [Napa County].
Florida
Jefferson County
This Monticello is located in Jefferson County and lies 375 miles [603.5 km]<1> to the east of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Monticello.
Georgia
Jasper County
This Monticello is located in Jasper County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Monticello.
Richmond County
This Monticello is located in Richmond County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km] to the east northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Monticello.
Illinois
Piatt County
This Monticello is located in Piatt County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piatt County community of Monticello.
Indiana
White County
This Monticello is located in White County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Monticello.
Iowa
Jones County
This Monticello is located in Jones County and lies 739 miles [1,189.3 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Monticello.
Kansas
Brown County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Monticello [Brown County].
Johnson County
This Monticello is located in Johnson County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Monticello.
Kentucky
Fayette County
This Monticello is located in Fayette County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Monticello.
Wayne County
This Monticello is located in Wayne County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Monticello.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This Monticello is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Monticello.
East Carroll Parish
This Monticello is located in East Carroll Parish and lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the northwest of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Carroll Parish community of Monticello.
Plaquemines Parish
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Monticello [Plaquemines Parish].
Maine
Aroostook County
This Monticello is located in Aroostook County and lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aroostook County community of Monticello.
Minnesota
Wright County
This Monticello is located in Wright County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Monticello.
Missouri
Chariton County
Although located in Chariton County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Monticello.
Howard County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Howard County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Monticello.
Lewis County
This Monticello is located in Lewis County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Monticello.
New Mexico
Bernalillo County
This Monticello is located in Bernalillo County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bernalillo County community of Monticello.
Sierra County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Monticello [Sierra County].
New York
Otsego County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Monticello [Otsego County].
Sullivan County
This Monticello is located in Sullivan County and lies 1,100 miles [1,770.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Monticello.
North Carolina
Guilford County
This Monticello is located in Guilford County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Monticello.
Iredell County
This Monticello is located in Iredell County and lies 603 miles [970.4 km] to the east northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Monticello.
Washington County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Monticello [Washington County].
Ohio
Fairfield County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Monticello [Fairfield County].
Van Wert County
This Monticello is located in Van Wert County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Wert County community of Monticello.
Ontario
This Monticello lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
Pennsylvania
Columbia County
This Monticello is located in Columbia County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Monticello.
Prince Edward Island
This Monticello lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
South Carolina
Fairfield County
This Monticello is located in Fairfield County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Monticello.
Tennessee
Williamson County
This Monticello is located in Williamson County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Monticello.
Wilson County
This Monticello is located in Wilson County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the north northeast of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Monticello.
Texas
Titus County
This Monticello is located in Titus County and lies 308 miles [495.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of Monticello.
Utah
San Juan County
This Monticello is located in San Juan County and lies 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Juan County community of Monticello.
Virginia
Albemarle County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Monticello [Albemarle County].
Washington
Cowlitz County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Monticello [Cowlitz County].
Wisconsin
Green County
This Monticello is located in Green County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the north of the Monticello that is located in Lawrence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Monticello.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monticello ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Monticello to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monticello and extending to:
Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Monticello to Jackson, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 893 miles [1,437.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,495 miles [12,062 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,371 miles [8,643.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monticello) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monticello. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5525, Longitude: -90.1145 In this case, the coordinates for Monticello have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Monticello, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Monticello could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Monticello to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.523 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.161 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.99 degrees.