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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Monkton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Monkton.<1>
Our sources for Monkton (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Monkton other than they indicate that Monkton would be found somewhere in Addison County, Vermont.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1802.
Communities Also Named Monkton ...
We found two communities that share the name Monkton.
Within Vermont, the name Monkton is unique.
Beyond Vermont, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Monkton ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Monkton:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Monkton - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers
Rand McNally Map of Vermont (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
Shell Oil Road Map for Vermont (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company
The FIPS database contains an entry for Monkton.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 50/45475 (Place Name: Monkton)
County: Addison (FIPS State/County: 50/001)
Class: X3
More Orphans in Addison County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Addison County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |