Welcome to Monroe Center ...

Monroe Center is located in Adams County<1>.

The location of Monroe Center has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monroe Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

A typical abbreviation for Monroe Center: Monroe Ctr. (or less commonly used: Monroe Cen., Monroe Cent. or Monroe Cntr.)

Monroe Center is 940 feet [287 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Monroe Center: (608)

Communities Also Named Monroe Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Monroe Center - they are located in Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Michigan and Ohio.

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

Communities near Monroe Center ...

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

• Wisconsin Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
  • Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
• New Lisbon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
  • New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
• Nekoosa
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
  • Nekoosa is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
• Adams
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
• Port Edwards
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
  • Port Edwards is located in Wood County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
• Necedah
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
  • Necedah is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
• Friendship
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Friendship is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
• Arkdale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
  • Arkdale is located in Adams County
• Big Flats
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
  • Big Flats is located in Adams County
• New Miner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
  • New Miner is located in Juneau County

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

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

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

Adding Monroe Center to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monroe Center 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 Center was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Monroe Center post office opened in 1879.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Adams County: www.co.adams.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/