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Welcome to Monbo ...

Monbo is located in Catawba County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monbo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Monbo is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Monbo: 828

Websites for Monbo ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.catawbachamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Monbo, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Monbo ...

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

  • Huntersville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Mooresville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cornelius
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Statesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Newton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Davidson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Conover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Maiden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Troutman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Claremont
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monbo ...

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

Adding Monbo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Monbo post office opened in 1882. The Monbo post office closed in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monbo.

Footnotes ...

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