Monroeville, California

For the community in Mendocino County formerly with this name, see Hales Grove, California.

Coordinates: 39°40′40″N 121°58′39″W / 39.67778°N 121.9775°W / 39.67778; -121.9775

Monroeville
—  Former settlement  —
Monroeville Location in California
Coordinates: 39°40′40″N 121°58′39″W / 39.67778°N 121.9775°W / 39.67778; -121.9775
Country	United States
State	California
County	Glenn County
Elevation[1]	128 ft (39 m)

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]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroeville, California
2. ^ ^{a b c d} Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 283. ISBN 9781884995149.