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Welcome to Monroe ...

Monroe is located in Clarion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monroe, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Monroe is 1,470 feet [448 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Monroe ...

While we believe that this Monroe is located in Clarion County, we know of another 3 Pennsylvania communities named Monroe. Those communities are located in the following counties: Bradford, Bucks and Butler County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, 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, Louisiana (2), Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey (3), New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Oregon, 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.

  • Oil City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Franklin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Knox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chicora
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chicora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
    • Chicora is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicora <3>
  • New Bethlehem
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • East Brady
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Brady
    • East Brady is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Brady <3>
  • Rimersburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rimersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rimersburg
    • Rimersburg is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rimersburg <3>
  • Parker
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parker have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
    • Parker is located in Armstrong County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 793 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parker <3>
  • Sligo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sligo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sligo
    • Sligo is located in Clarion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sligo <3>

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.

Adding Monroe to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Monroe post office opened in 1877.

We also found Monroe in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monroe.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Clarion, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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