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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Monticello. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Monticello to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Monticello, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Monticello (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Monticello. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Monticello is historic, it would have been located within present day Cowlitz County.

To see how the shape of Washington's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cowlitz County: Columbia (OR), Clark, Lewis, Skamania & Wahkiakum.

Below are the counties that are near Monticello. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monticello:

  • Cowlitz County     (The home county of Monticello)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.
    • Longview
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Kelso
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <2>
    • Longview Heights
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • West Longview
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • West Longview is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Longview
    • Ostrander
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Ostrander is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
    • Coal Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Carrolls
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Rose Valley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Rose Valley is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Valley
    • Castle Rock
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Stella
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Bunker Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bunker Hill is located in Cowlitz County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunker Hill
    • Kalama
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Clark County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.
    • Woodland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Etna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Etna is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
    • La Center
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridgefield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Fargher Lake
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Fargher Lake is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargher Lake
    • Pioneer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pioneer is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
    • Amboy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • King Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • King Corner is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Corner
    • Sara
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sara is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sara
    • Cherry Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cherry Grove is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
    • Dollar's Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Dollar's Corner is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar's Corner
    • Battle Ground
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chelatchie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chelatchie is located in Clark County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelatchie
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.
    • Vader
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Toledo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Winlock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Saint Urban
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Saint Urban is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Urban
    • Ethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Wilson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilson is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
    • Napavine
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Wahkiakum County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.
    • Eagle Cliff
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
    • East Cathlamet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • East Cathlamet is located in Wahkiakum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cathlamet
    • Cathlamet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Skamokawa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Clatsop County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.
    • Westport
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Clifton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Clifton is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Brownsmead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Brownsmead is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsmead
    • Jewell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jewell is located in Clatsop County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
  • Columbia County (OR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.
    • Rainier
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <2>
    • Beaver Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Prescott
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Prescott is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Goble
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
    • Mayger
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
    • Reuben
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
    • Quincy
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Quincy is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Clatskanie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Deer Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Columbia City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pittsburg
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Pittsburg is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
    • Saint Helens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Fishhawk ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Fishhawk is located in Columbia County (OR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishhawk

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monticello, see our County-by-County Page for Monticello.

Cemeteries Near Monticello ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monticello.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Monticello - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monticello covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.

  • Catlin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located in Kelso.
    • The Cowlitz View Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • IOOF Cemetery
    • Kelso IOOF Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #281134 <4>
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Mtn. Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Dibblee House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Hills Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodbine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Knights of Pythias Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Longview Memorial Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Solo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Rose Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Stockport Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockport Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Stockport Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Pleasant Hill.
    • The Stockport Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #545650 <4>
  • Continue List   (70 more) ...

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Monticello in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monticello.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Monticello, with the one closest to Monticello listed first.

  • Kelso
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Kelso is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,438 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelso <2>
  • Rainier
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rainier is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainier
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,021 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainier <2>
  • Lexington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Carrolls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goble
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Goble is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goble
  • Mayger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mayger is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayger
  • Apiary ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Apiary is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apiary
  • Reuben
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Reuben is located in Columbia County (OR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reuben
  • Castle Rock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stella
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Stella is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Kalama
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oak Point is located in Cowlitz County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Point
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Clatskanie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Deer Island
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Silver Lake
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monticello. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monticello.

Newspapers Published in Monticello ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 74 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monticello.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monticello, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monticello.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Monticello:

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Monticello, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monticello) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.