Welcome to Monitor ...

Monitor is located in Chelan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monitor, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Monitor is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Monitor lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Monitor ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Monitor - they are located in Alberta, Arizona, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, Virginia and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Monitor ...

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

• Wenatchee
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wenatchee
  • Wenatchee is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wenatchee <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wenatchee
  • From Monitor to Wenatchee
• East Wenatchee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee
  • East Wenatchee is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,012 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Wenatchee <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Wenatchee
  • From Monitor to East Wenatchee
• Cashmere
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashmere
  • Cashmere is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,160 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cashmere <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cashmere
  • From Monitor to Cashmere
• Leavenworth
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavenworth
  • Leavenworth is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leavenworth <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Leavenworth
  • From Monitor to Leavenworth
• Rock Island
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rock Island
  • From Monitor to Rock Island
• Entiat
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Entiat
  • Entiat is located in Chelan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Entiat <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Entiat
  • From Monitor to Entiat
• Waterville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
  • Waterville is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waterville
  • From Monitor to Waterville
• West Wenatchee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Wenatchee have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wenatchee
  • West Wenatchee is located in Chelan County
• Dryden
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dryden
  • Dryden is located in Chelan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dryden <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dryden
  • From Monitor to Dryden
• East Wenatchee Bench
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wenatchee Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee Bench
  • East Wenatchee Bench is located in Douglas County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monitor ...

Looking for more information about Monitor? 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 Monitor, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Monitor.

Adding Monitor to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Monitor post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monitor.