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Welcome to Monroe ...

Monroe is located in Union Parish<1>.

Monroe is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Monroe lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Monroe: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Monroe ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Monroe: This one is located in Union Parish and the other is located in Ouachita Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 51 communities that are also named Monroe - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (4), South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2), Utah, Virginia (3), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Monroe ...

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

  • Bastrop
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Farmerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sterlington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Huttig
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Huttig is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttig
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
  • Felsenthal
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Felsenthal is located in Union County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felsenthal
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
  • Downsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Ouachita City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ouachita City is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ouachita City
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Truxno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Truxno is located in Union Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxno

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monroe ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monroe - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Monroe area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Monroe area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.