Welcome to West Monterey ...

West Monterey is located in Clarion County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Monterey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

A typical abbreviation for West Monterey: W. Monterey

West Monterey is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near West Monterey ...

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

• Butler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Clarion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarion
  • Clarion is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarion <4>
• Kittanning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <4>
• West Kittanning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Kittanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Kittanning
  • West Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
• Knox
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knox have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
  • Knox is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,067 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <4>
• Chicora
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
  • Chicora is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <4>
• New Bethlehem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethlehem
  • New Bethlehem is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 912 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bethlehem <4>
• East Brady
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
  • East Brady is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <4>
• Rimersburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
  • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <4>
• Harrisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
  • Harrisville is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisville <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 West Monterey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Monterey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Monterey ...

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

Adding West Monterey to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Monterey 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 West Monterey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Monterey post office opened in 1869.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Monterey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Clarion County: www.co.clarion.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/