Welcome to Monista ...So far, we found very little information about Monista. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Monista to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Monista, please Contact Us. Monista would have been located within present day Otero County<2>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Monista, you might consider that their post office opened in 1944. While the community is gone, the present day location for Monista is 4,070 feet [1,241 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Monista is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level. Time Zone: The area where Monista was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel south from Monista, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT). The Area Code where Monista was located: 575 Communities near Monista ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Monista.
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 Monista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monista. We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monista. See our Newspapers Page for Monista. Adding Monista to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Monista 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 Monista was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Monista. Footnotes ...
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