Welcome to Monica ...
So far, we found very little information about Monica. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Monica to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Monica, please Contact Us.
Monica would have been located within present day Socorro County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Monica, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Monica is 7,490 feet [2,283 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Monica is about 1½ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Monica was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Monica was located: 575
Communities Also Named Monica ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Monica - they are located in Arkansas (2), Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Monica.
Communities near Monica ...
We have created a list of 5 communities that are near Monica.
- Magdalena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magdalena
- Magdalena is located in Socorro County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magdalena <4>
- Kelly ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Datil
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Datil
- Datil is located in Catron County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Datil <4>
- Dusty
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Gutierrezville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gutierrezville
- Gutierrezville is located in Catron County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Monica. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monica.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Monica. 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 Monica.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monica. See our Newspapers Page for Monica.
Adding Monica to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Monica 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 for Monica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Monica post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Monica.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of New Mexico: https://www.nm.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Monica, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including Socorro, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monica - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |