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We found 51 communities that share the name Monroe.
Within Connecticut, the name Monroe is unique.
Beyond Connecticut, we know of another 51 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 51 communities, 50 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Monroe County
This Monroe is located in Monroe County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Monroe.
California
Sonoma County
This Monroe is located in Sonoma County and lies 2,596 miles [4,177.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sonoma County community of Monroe.
Florida
Collier County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Monroe [Collier County].
Hillsborough County
This Monroe is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,046 miles [1,683.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Monroe.
Orange County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Monroe [Orange County].
Georgia
Walton County
This Monroe is located in Walton County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walton County community of Monroe.
Illinois
Ogle County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Monroe [Ogle County].
Indiana
Adams County
This Monroe is located in Adams County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<1> to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Monroe.
Tippecanoe County
This Monroe is located in Tippecanoe County and lies 709 miles [1,141 km] to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippecanoe County community of Monroe.
Iowa
Jasper County
This Monroe is located in Jasper County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<1> to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jasper County community of Monroe.
Kansas
Atchison County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Monroe [Atchison County].
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Monroe [Lincoln County].
Sumner County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Monroe [Sumner County].
Kentucky
Hart County
This Monroe is located in Hart County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Monroe.
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
This Monroe is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Monroe.
Union Parish
This Monroe is located in Union Parish and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the west southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Monroe.
Maine
Waldo County
This Monroe is located in Waldo County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of Monroe.
Massachusetts
Franklin County
This Monroe is located in Franklin County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the north of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Monroe.
Michigan
Monroe County
This Monroe is located in Monroe County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Monroe.
Minnesota
Martin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Monroe [Martin County].
Mississippi
Franklin County
This Monroe is located in Franklin County and lies 1,188 miles [1,911.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Monroe.
Perry County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Monroe [Perry County].
Nebraska
Platte County
This Monroe is located in Platte County and lies 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km]<1> to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Monroe.
New Hampshire
Grafton County
This Monroe is located in Grafton County and lies 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grafton County community of Monroe.
New Jersey
Morris County
This Monroe is located in Morris County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morris County community of Monroe.
Salem County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Monroe [Salem County].
Sussex County
This Monroe is located in Sussex County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Monroe.
New York
Orange County
This Monroe is located in Orange County and lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Monroe.
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Monroe lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
North Carolina
Union County
This Monroe is located in Union County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Monroe.
Ohio
Brown County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Brown County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Monroe.
Butler County
This Monroe is located in Butler County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Monroe.
Greene County
This Monroe is located in Greene County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km] to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Monroe.
Highland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Monroe [Highland County].
Jackson County
This Monroe is located in Jackson County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km] to the west southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Monroe.
Oklahoma
Le Flore County
This Monroe is located in Le Flore County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Monroe.
Oregon
Benton County
This Monroe is located in Benton County and lies 2,505 miles [4,031.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Monroe.
Pennsylvania
Bradford County
This Monroe is located in Bradford County and lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<1> to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Monroe.
Bucks County
This Monroe is located in Bucks County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km] to the west southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Monroe.
Butler County
This Monroe is located in Butler County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km] to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Monroe.
Clarion County
This Monroe is located in Clarion County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Monroe.
South Dakota
Turner County
This Monroe is located in Turner County and lies 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Turner County community of Monroe.
Tennessee
Overton County
This Monroe is located in Overton County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Monroe.
Texas
Lubbock County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Monroe [Lubbock County].
Rusk County
This Monroe is located in Rusk County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Monroe.
Utah
Sevier County
This Monroe is located in Sevier County and lies 2,050 miles [3,299.2 km]<1> to the west of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Monroe.
Virginia
Amherst County
This Monroe is located in Amherst County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Monroe.
Greene County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Monroe [Greene County].
Washington County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Monroe [Washington County].
Washington
Snohomish County
This Monroe is located in Snohomish County and lies 2,399 miles [3,860.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of Monroe.
Wisconsin
Green County
This Monroe is located in Green County and lies 847 miles [1,363.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Monroe that is located in Fairfield County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Green County community of Monroe.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monroe ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Monroe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monroe and extending to:
Hartford, which is the State Capital of Connecticut, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Monroe to Hartford, with an average speed<7> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 262 miles [421.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,635 miles [9,068.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,218 miles [6,788.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monroe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monroe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3326, Longitude: -73.2073 In this case, the coordinates for Monroe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Monroe could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Monroe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>
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.
<7>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<8>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Monroe to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.398 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.003 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.031 degrees.