Named in honor of President James Monroe - Gannett, Place Names, p. 182.

Learn More

Monroe County, Wisconsin

See more images, essays, newspapers and records about Monroe County, Wisconsin.

Dictionary of Wisconsin History

Explore more than 1,600 people, places and events in Wisconsin history.

[Source: Kellogg, Louise Phelps. "Derivation of County Names" in Proceedings of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin for 1909, pages 219-231.]