Welcome to Moneta ...

Moneta is located in Fremont County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Moneta, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Moneta is 5,440 feet [1,658 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Moneta is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Moneta lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Moneta: 307

Communities Also Named Moneta ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Moneta - they are located in California, Florida, Iowa and Virginia.

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

Communities near Moneta ...

We have created a list of 4 communities that are near Moneta.

• Lysite
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lysite
  • Lysite is located in Fremont County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lysite <3>
• Lost Cabin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Cabin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Cabin
  • Lost Cabin is located in Fremont County
• Hiland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiland
  • Hiland is located in Natrona County
• Shoshoni
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoshoni
  • Shoshoni is located in Fremont County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoshoni <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Moneta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Moneta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Moneta ...

Looking for more information about Moneta? 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 Moneta, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Moneta.

Adding Moneta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Moneta post office opened in 1906.

We also found Moneta on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Wyoming (1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Moneta.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Moneta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fremont County: www.fremontcounty.org/

The official website for State of Wyoming: https://www.wyo.gov/