Welcome to Monclova ...

Monclova is located in Lucas County<1>.

The location of Monclova has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Monclova: mahn-KLOH-vuh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monclova, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Monclova is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Monclova: (419) and (567)<5>

Communities near Monclova ...

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

• Toledo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
  • Toledo is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271,455 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <6>
• Bowling Green
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <6>
• Perrysburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perrysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysburg
  • Perrysburg is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysburg <6>
• Oregon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon
  • Oregon is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oregon <6>
• Sylvania
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
  • Sylvania is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,515 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvania <6>
• Maumee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maumee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maumee
  • Maumee is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,605 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maumee <6>
• Rossford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossford
  • Rossford is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossford <6>
• Waterville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <6>
• Northwood
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
  • Northwood is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northwood <6>
• Whitehouse
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitehouse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
  • Whitehouse is located in Lucas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehouse <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monclova ...

Looking for more information about Monclova? 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 Monclova, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Monclova.

Adding Monclova to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monclova 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 Monclova was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Monclova post office opened in 1852.

We also found Monclova in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monclova.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lucas County: www.co.lucas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/