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Welcome to Monument ...

Monument is located in Centre County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monument, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

Monument is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Monument ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Monument: This one is located in Centre County and the other is located in Clinton County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 8 communities that are also named Monument - they are located in Colorado, Kansas, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Oregon and Utah.

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

Communities near Monument ...

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

  • Lock Haven
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Bellefonte
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mill Hall
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Flemington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Flemington is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
  • Centre Hall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Renovo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Milesburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Millheim
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Snow Shoe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)

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.

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

We also 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Monument, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Monument was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Monument post office opened in 1899. The Monument post office closed in 1966.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monument.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Centre, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monument - 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/