Monroe, Jackson County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Monroe, Ohio
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:250px
Pushpin Map:Ohio
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:Counties
Subdivision Name2:Jackson
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:211
Elevation Ft:692
Coordinates:38.8564°N -82.6292°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:45656
Area Code:740
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1076418

Monroe (previously known as Monroe Furnace and Monroe Station) is an unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. It is located southwest of Oak Hill on Ohio State Route 140 between Blackfork Junction and Firebrick, at 38.8564°N -82.6292°W.[2]

The community of Monroe Furnace was founded around the Monroe Furnace, built in 1855.[3] The Monroe Station Post Office was established on October 18, 1861, discontinued on March 21, 1864, re-established on September 29, 1868, discontinued again on February 29, 1884, re-established again on November 30, 1888, and ultimately discontinued again on May 3, 1890. Mail service is now handled through the Samsonville branch.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2020-01-10. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  2. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, 78.
  3. Lesley, J. Peter, The Iron Manufacturer's Guide to the Furnaces, Forges and Rolling Mills of the United States: With Discussions of Iron as a Chemical Element, and American Ore, and a Manufactured Article, in Commerce and in History, J. Wiley, 1859, Pg. 117.