Welcome to Monitor ...
Monitor is located in Monroe County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Monitor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Monitor is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Monitor is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Monitor lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Monitor: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Monitor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Monitor: This one is located in Monroe County and the other is located in Logan County.
Beyond West Virginia, 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 Washington.
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.
- Lewisburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
- Lewisburg is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisburg <4>
- White Sulphur Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Sulphur Springs
- White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Sulphur Springs <4>
- Ronceverte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ronceverte
- Ronceverte is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ronceverte <4>
- Alderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
- Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <4>
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Monroe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fort Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spring
- Fort Spring is located in Greenbrier County
- Frazier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frazier
- Frazier is located in Greenbrier County
- Wolfcreek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
- Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County
- Fairlea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlea
- Fairlea is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairlea <4>
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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Monitor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Monitor post office opened in 1886.
We also found Monitor in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Monitor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monitor. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monitor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Monitor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Monitor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |