Welcome to Monument ...

The city of Monument is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monument, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Monument has a population of 122 people<2> (see below for details).

Monument is 2,020 feet [616 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Monument: (541) & (458)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Monument had an population of 122 people. This is a decrease of 4.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.21% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Monument had a population of 128 people. This makes Monument the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 128 people, the population of Monument decreased 15.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 151 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Monument.

Communities Also Named Monument ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Monument - they are located in Colorado, Kansas, New Brunswick, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Monument ...

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

• Long Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
  • Long Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Creek <5>
• Spray
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spray
  • Spray is located in Wheeler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spray <5>
• Hamilton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Grant County
• Kimberly
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
  • Kimberly is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <5>
• Ritter
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ritter have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ritter
  • Ritter is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ritter <5>
• Fox
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
  • Fox is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fox <5>
• Heck and Gone ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Heck and Gone. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck and Gone
  • Heck and Gone is located in Morrow County
• Winlock
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winlock
  • Winlock is located in Wheeler County
• Dayville
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dayville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
  • Dayville is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayville <5>
• Dale
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Dale is located in Grant County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monument ...

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

Adding Monument to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monument 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 Monument was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Monument post office opened in 1874.

We also found Monument in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monument.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/