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Welcome to Monroeton ...

Monroeton is located in Rockingham County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monroeton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1832.

Monroeton is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Monroeton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Monroeton: 336 & 743<3>

Communities Also Named Monroeton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Monroeton - they are located in Alabama and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Monroeton ...

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

  • Greensboro
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Eden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Eden is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,867 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
  • Reidsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Elon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Elon is located in Alamance County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,186 people
  • Summerfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gibsonville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elon College
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Stokesdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wentworth
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monroeton ...

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

Adding Monroeton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monroeton 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 (so far) for Monroeton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Monroeton post office opened in 1832. The Monroeton post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monroeton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Rockingham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monroeton - 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Monroeton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Monroeton 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/