Monroe City, Illinois

Coordinates: 38°15′21″N 90°15′57″W / 38.25583°N 90.26583°W / 38.25583; -90.26583

Monroe City
Unincorporated
Name origin: James Monroe, 5th President
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Monroe
Precinct	15
Elevation	449 ft (137 m)
Coordinates	38°15′21″N 90°15′57″W / 38.25583°N 90.26583°W / 38.25583; -90.26583
Government	Unincorporated
Timezone	CST (UTC-6)
- summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
Postal code	62298
Area code	618
Location of Monroe City within Illinois

Monroe City, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in the historic Bluff Precinct of Monroe County, Illinois, United States. It had formerly been called James’ Mill, Nosers' Mill, and Monrovia. There was also a settlement a short distance away called Woodville; some sources equate the two. However, a map of 1875 clearly shows the two as distinct. In the year 1851, a store was started there and around the same time the place came to be called Monroe City.^[1]

References

1. ^ Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois, J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883