Welcome to Monument ...

Monument is located in southeast New Mexico.

Monument is located in Lea County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monument, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Monument is 3,600 feet [1,097 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Monument is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Monument lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Monument (for example, toward Seminole (TX)), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Monument is within the boundaries of the (575) area code.

Communities Also Named Monument ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Monument - they are located in Colorado, Kansas, New Brunswick, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Monument ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Monument.

• Hobbs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Hobbs is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hobbs <3>
• Eunice
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunice
  • Eunice is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eunice <3>
• Arkansas Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkansas Junction
  • Arkansas Junction is located in Lea County
• Air Base City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Air Base City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Air Base City
  • Air Base City is located in Lea County
• Humble City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble City
  • Humble City is located in Lea County
• Jones City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones City
  • Jones City is located in Lea County
• Maypens
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maypens
  • Maypens is located in Lea County
• Lovington
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovington
  • Lovington is located in Lea County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovington <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monument ...

Looking for more information about Monument? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Monument, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Monument.

Adding Monument to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monument 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 for Monument was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Monument post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monument.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monument. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lea County: www.leacounty.net/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/