Monroe, Oklahoma

Monroe is a small, unincorporated community in far eastern Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.

Monroe
Monroe
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Monroe
Monroe (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°59′33″N 94°31′1″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyLe Flore
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

A post office was established at Monroe, Indian Territory on February 25, 1881. It was named for its first postmaster, Simon Monroe Griffith.[1]

At the time of its founding, Monroe was located in Skullyville County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[2]

References

  1. 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.
  2. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.



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