Monroeville, California
Monroeville (also, Munroeville),[2] named for its founder U. P. Monroe, was the county seat of Colusa County from 1851 to 1853.[2] It was located 15 miles (24 km) north of Butte City,[2] near the mouth of Stony Creek in northeastern Glenn County, at an elevation of 128 feet (39 m).[1] The people of the community of Colusa fought for and eventually won the right to become the County Seat in 1853. A post office operated at Monroeville from 1853 to 1862.[2] The area containing Monroeville was eventually absorbed into Glenn County when that county was formed in 1891.[1]
Monroeville | |
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Former settlement | |
  Monroeville Location in California  Monroeville Monroeville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°40′40″N 121°58′39″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Glenn County |
| Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroeville, California
- Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 283. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
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