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Welcome to Monroe Hall ...

Monroe Hall is located in Westmoreland County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Monroe Hall, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Monroe Hall is near sea level<2>.

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

Monroe Hall lies within the (804) area code.

Communities near Monroe Hall ...

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

  • Leonardtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
    • Leonardtown is located in Saint Mary's County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,912 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonardtown <4>
  • Montross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Royal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Tobacco Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Tobacco Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Tobacco Village
    • Port Tobacco Village is located in Charles County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
  • Alden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Alden is located in King George County
  • Nash Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
    • Nash Town is located in Westmoreland County
  • Ninde
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninde
    • Ninde is located in King George County
  • Potomac Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potomac Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac Mills
    • Potomac Mills is located in Westmoreland County
  • Shiloh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in King George County
  • Morgantown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
    • Morgantown is located in Charles County (MD)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monroe Hall ...

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

Adding Monroe Hall to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Monroe Hall post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monroe Hall.

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

The official website for Westmoreland County: www.co.westmoreland.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Westmoreland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monroe Hall - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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