Welcome to Monticello ...

Monticello is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Monticello is located in Titus County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monticello, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

Monticello is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Monticello: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Monticello ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Monticello - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Monticello ...

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

• Mount Pleasant
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Pleasant <5>
• Pittsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
• Winnsboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
  • Winnsboro is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Winfield
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
• Talco
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talco
  • Talco is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talco <5>
• Miller's Cove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miller's Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller's Cove
  • Miller's Cove is located in Titus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Rocky Mound
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mound
  • Rocky Mound is located in Camp County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
• Harvard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard
  • Harvard is located in Camp County
• Leesburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Camp County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monticello ...

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

Adding Monticello to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Monticello in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Monticello post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monticello.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Titus County: www.co.tom-green.tx.us/county/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/