Welcome to Monkland ...
Monkland is located in Sherman County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Monkland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Monkland is 1,650 feet [503 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Monkland lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Monkland: 541 & 458<3>
Communities Also Named Monkland ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Monkland - they are located in Ontario and Quebec.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Monkland.
Communities near Monkland ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Monkland.
- Wasco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wasco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasco
- Wasco is located in Sherman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wasco <5>
- Moro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moro
- Moro is located in Sherman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moro <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Moro
- From Monkland to Moro
- Rufus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rufus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus
- Rufus is located in Sherman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rufus <5>
- Grass Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Valley
- Grass Valley is located in Sherman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grass Valley <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grass Valley
- From Monkland to Grass Valley
- Gordon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gordon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Sherman County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gordon
- From Monkland to Gordon
- Klondike
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
- Klondike is located in Sherman County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Klondike
- From Monkland to Klondike
- Sinks ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks
- Sinks is located in Sherman County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sinks
- From Monkland to Sinks
- Emigrant Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emigrant Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emigrant Springs
- Emigrant Springs is located in Sherman County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emigrant Springs
- From Monkland to Emigrant Springs
- Rosebush ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rosebush. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebush
- Rosebush is located in Sherman County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rosebush
- From Monkland to Rosebush
- Biggs Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biggs Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biggs Junction
- Biggs Junction is located in Sherman County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biggs Junction <5>
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 Monkland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monkland.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Monkland. 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 Monkland.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monkland. See our Newspapers Page for Monkland.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monkland ...
Looking for more information about Monkland? 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 Monkland, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Monkland.
Adding Monkland to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Monkland 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 Monkland was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Monkland post office opened in 1886.
We also found Monkland in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Monkland.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monkland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Sherman County: www.sherman-county.com/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Sherman, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monkland - 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Monkland area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Monkland area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |