My daughter-in-law went on the internet searching for Monks, AR, all she found was that a man named William Monks had something to do with the area way back when. So maybe the postoffice was named for him. Only guessing. Edna ----- Original Message ----- From: Wendell Culberson <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2005 11:55 AM Subject: Re: [ARSEARCY] Monks, AR > We are familiar with this area north of Leslie. Some of the people listed > at Monks, AR, are in the Watts family and I could give more on them. We > never heard of a Post Office called Monks, AR. I wonder how it got a name > like that. > > Wendell Culberson > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >