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Nearby Communities in the 1890s


We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.

If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Monroe had a population of 266 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Monroe had a population of 657 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.

  • Junction City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Junction City is located in Lane County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Junction City <3>
  • Harrisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Halsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Peoria
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peoria have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
    • Peoria is located in Linn County
  • Rowland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rowland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Rowland is located in Linn County
  • Shedd
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
    • Oakville is located in Linn County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oakville
    • From Monroe to Oakville
  • Philomath
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Irving
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irving have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving
    • Irving is located in Lane County
  • Alsea
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Coburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Brownsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
    • Brownsville is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,838 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <3>
  • Elmira
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Corvallis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Long Tom
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Tom have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom
    • Long Tom is located in Lane County
  • Plainview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
  • Tangent
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tangent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tangent
    • Tangent is located in Linn County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,357 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tangent <3>
  • Wren
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
    • Wren is located in Benton County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Wren
    • From Monroe to Wren
  • Harris
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
    • Harris is located in Benton County
  • Eugene
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Alpha
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Lane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alpha
    • From Monroe to Alpha
  • Crow
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
    • Crow is located in Lane County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Crow
    • From Monroe to Crow
  • Mohawk
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohawk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk
    • Mohawk is located in Lane County
  • Crawfordsville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Blodgett
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Fry
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
    • Fry is located in Linn County

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Monroe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.




 

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