Welcome to Monterey ...The town of Monterey is located in Highland County<1> and is the County Seat for Highland County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Monterey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847. When the people of Monterey refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Montereyan<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Monterey has a population of 135 people<3> (see below for details). Monterey is 2,900 feet [884 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Monterey is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Monterey lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Monterey: 540 & 826<5> The ZIP code for Monterey: 24465<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Monterey had an population of 135 people. This is a decrease of 8.16% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.56% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Monterey had a population of 147 people (or 6.4% of the total population of Highland County). This makes Monterey the county's most populous community. With a 2010 count of 147 people, the population of Monterey decreased 6.96% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 158 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Monterey. Communities Also Named Monterey ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 35 communities that are also named Monterey - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (2), Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas (3) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Monterey. Communities near Monterey ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Monterey.
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 Monterey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monterey. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Monterey. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monterey. See our Newspapers Page for Monterey. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monterey ...Looking for more information about 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Monterey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Monterey. Adding Monterey to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Monterey was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> For more details, see References and Mentions for Monterey. Footnotes ...
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