Monroe, Oklahoma

Monroe is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in far eastern Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.

Monroe, Oklahoma
Monroe
Monroe
Coordinates: 34°59′33″N 94°31′1″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyLe Flore
Area
  Total1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
  Land1.40 sq mi (3.62 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
505 ft (154 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code40-49050
GNIS feature ID1095479

A post office was established at Monroe, Indian Territory, on February 25, 1881. It was named for its first postmaster, Simon Monroe Griffith.[2]

At the time of its founding, Monroe was located in Skullyville County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[3]

References

  1. "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: Places: Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  2. Heavener Historical Society (2013). Heavener (LeFlore County) Oklahoma. Xlibris Corporation. p. 276.; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 143.
  3. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.



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