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Welcome to Monteola ...

Monteola is located on the South Texas Plains.

Monteola is located in Bee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monteola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Monteola is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Monteola lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Monteola: 361

Communities Also Named Monteola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Monteola - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Monteola ...

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

  • Karnes City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Kenedy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Runge
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawnee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tulsita
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsita
    • Tulsita is located in Bee County
  • Pettus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettus have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus
    • Pettus is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pettus <3>
  • Mineral
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <3>
  • Coy City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coy City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy City
    • Coy City is located in Karnes County
  • Tuleta
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Normanna
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normanna have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normanna
    • Normanna is located in Bee County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normanna <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monteola ...

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

Adding Monteola to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monteola 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 Monteola was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Monteola in the book titled .<5> X3X - From that list, the Monteola post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monteola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Bee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monteola - 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>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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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