Welcome to Monument ...

Monument is located in Centre County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Haven
  • Lock Haven is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lock Haven <4>
• Bellefonte
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
  • Bellefonte is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellefonte <4>
• Mill Hall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Hall
  • Mill Hall is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Hall <4>
• Flemington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
  • Flemington is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,312 people
• Centre Hall
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Hall
  • Centre Hall is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,216 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centre Hall <4>
• Renovo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renovo
  • Renovo is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Renovo <4>
• Milesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milesburg
  • Milesburg is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milesburg <4>
• Millheim
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
  • Millheim is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millheim <4>
• Snow Shoe
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Shoe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Shoe
  • Snow Shoe is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 758 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snow Shoe <4>
• Howard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Howard is located in Centre County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howard <4>

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 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 1899.

We also found Monument on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

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 State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/