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Welcome to Moniteau ...

Moniteau is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moniteau, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.

Moniteau is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Moniteau ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Moniteau - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Moniteau ...

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

  • Butler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Slippery Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Prospect
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Chicora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Brady
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Harrisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Parker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Connoquenessing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Connoquenessing is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Connoquenessing
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 709 people
  • East Butler
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Emlenton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moniteau ...

Looking for more information about Moniteau? 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 Moniteau, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Moniteau.

Adding Moniteau to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Moniteau 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 (so far) for Moniteau was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Moniteau post office opened in 1875. The Moniteau post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moniteau.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Moniteau - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/