Monroe
Monroe County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,376. Its county seat is Union. Monroe County was the home of Andrew Summers Rowan, a soldier in the Spanish–American War commemorated in Elbert Hubbard's essay "A Message to Garcia." In 1928 the Jones Diamond was found lying on the ground here by two men pitching horseshoes.
- County with about 12,400 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,000 feet (610 metres)
- Description: county in West Virginia, United States
- Also known as“Monroe County”“Monroe County, Virginia”“Monroe County, West Virginia”“Monroe County, WV”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union and Gates.
Gates
Hamlet
Gates is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States.
Willow Bend
Hamlet
Willow Bend is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States.
Monroe
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Latitude
37.5586° or 37° 33′ 31″ north
Longitude
-80.5192° or 80° 31′ 9″ west
Open location code
869XHF5J+C8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = county
GeoNames ID
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Monroe” goes by many names.
Monroe CountyAlbanian
مقاطعة مونروArabic
Մոնրո շրջանArmenian
condáu de MonroeAsturian
Monroe konderriaBasque
Monroe CountyBavarian
Monroe County, West VirginiaBavarian
মনরৌ কাউন্টিBishnupriya
মনরৌ কাউন্টি, ৱেস্ট ভার্জিনিয়াBishnupriya
МонроBulgarian
comtat de MonroeCatalan
Monroe CountyCebuano
МонроChechen
門羅縣Chinese
门罗县Chinese
Konteth MonroeCornish
Konteth Monroe, Virjynni WestCornish
Monroe CountyDutch
Kantono MonroeEsperanto
Monroen piirikuntaFinnish
მონროს ოლქიGeorgian
مونرو شأرستانGilaki
مونرو شأرستان (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)Gilaki
Κομητεία ΜονρόεGreek
Monroe megyeHungarian
Contae MonroeIrish
Contea di MonroeItalian
モンロー郡Japanese
먼로군Korean
Monroe CountyLow German
مونرو شهرستانMazanderani
Monroe GôngMin Dong Chinese
Monroe KūnMin Nan Chinese
Monroe CountyNorwegian
Monroe CountyNorwegian Bokmål
Monroe County i Vest-VirginiaNorwegian Bokmål
شهرستان مونروPersian
شهرستان مونرو، ویرجینیای غربیPersian
Hrabstwo MonroePolish
Comitatul MonroeRomanian
Comitatul Monroe, Virginia de VestRomanian
МонроRussian
contea de MonroeSardinian
Monroe CountySerbian
Округ МонроSerbian
Monroe CountySerbo-Croatian
Monroe County, West VirginiaSerbo-Croatian
Monroe CountySlovenian
Okrožje MonroeSlovenian
Monroe CountySwedish
Monroe County, West VirginiaSwedish
МорганTatar
Морган (округ, Көнбатыш Вирджиния)Tatar
Monroe CountyTurkish
Monroe County, Batı VirginiaTurkish
Monroe County, W.Va.Turkish
Monroe County, WVTurkish
Monroe ilçesiTurkish
Monroe ilçesi, Batı VirginiaTurkish
Monroe ilçesi, W.Va.Turkish
Monroe ilçesi, WVTurkish
МонроUkrainian
مونرو کاؤنٹیUrdu
مونرو کاؤنٹی، مغربی ورجینیاUrdu
contea de MonroeVenetian
Quận MonroeVietnamese
Quận Monroe, Tây VirginiaVietnamese
Quận Monroe, West VirginiaVietnamese
Condado han MonroeWaray (Philippines)
Condado han Monroe, West VirginiaWaray (Philippines)
Monroe CountyWelsh
Monroe County, Gorllewin VirginiaWelsh
منرو کاؤنٹیWestern Panjabi
منرو کاؤنٹی، ویسٹ ورجینیاWestern Panjabi
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