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Welcome to Monterey ...

Monterey is located in Waukesha County<1>.

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>

Monterey is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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 Virginia.

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.

  • Waukesha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Menomonee Falls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Watertown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Germantown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Germantown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germantown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,057 people
  • Oconomowoc
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Oconomowoc is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconomowoc
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,160 people
  • Hartford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pewaukee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pewaukee is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pewaukee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,703 people
  • Richfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Sussex
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Hartland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hartland is located in Waukesha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,338 people

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.

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.<4>

From that list, the Monterey post office opened in 1847. The Monterey post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monterey.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Waukesha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Monterey refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Monterey may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monterey - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/