Monti, Iowa is a tiny hamlet located in the southeast corner of Buchanan County. It is an unincorporated community lying on the west bank of Buffalo Creek between Quasqueton and Coggon. Fewer than a dozen homes huddle along the sole paved road which bisects the community. A large church, St Patrick's Catholic Church of Monti, attests to Monti's former days as a much larger community, as does a very large cemetery. A town post office was built in 1885, but no longer exists.
Monti was still a sizeable community in 1913 when E.R. Hensley took a panoramic photograph of the 70 students in St Patrick's confirmation class. Today, however, there are fewer than two dozen residents in this dwindling farm community. The church, remarkably, still operates.
Monti is not found on most maps and can be difficult to locate. However, Monti appears on the official State Map of Iowa. Visitors to Monti may locate the community by heading east from Quasqueton on W-35, then turning right (south) on county road W-45, and following that road south then east to a cluster of six houses approximately ten miles southeast of Quasqueton. These houses mark the nucleus of the community. The large Catholic church is the most visible landmark.
Monti on MapQuest: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?searchtype=address&country=US&addtohistory=&searchtab=home&address=&city=Monti&state=IA&zipcode=
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