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Welcome to Monticello ...

Monticello is located in Guilford County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monticello, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Monticello is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Monticello: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Monticello ...

While we believe that this Monticello is located in Guilford County, we know of another 2 North Carolina communities named Monticello. Those communities are located in the following counties: Iredell and Washington County.

Beyond North Carolina, there are 41 communities that are also named Monticello - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), New Mexico (2), New York (2), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Monticello ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Burlington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
  • Reidsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Elon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Summerfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Gibsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Elon College
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Stokesdale
    (17 miles [27.4 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 Monticello. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monticello.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monticello ...

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

Adding Monticello to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monticello 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 Monticello was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monticello.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Guilford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monticello - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Monticello area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Monticello area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.