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 121.97750°W

Monroeville
Former settlement
Monroeville

Location in California

Coordinates: 39°40′40″N 121°58′39″W / 39.67778°N 121.97750°W
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. 1.0 1.1 1.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroeville, California
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 283. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.