Welcome to Monroe County ...

Time Zone: Monroe County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Union is the Seat for Monroe County.

Monroe County was founded in 1799 and was created by taking area from Greenbrier County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Monroe had a population of 13,295 people. This is a decrease of 1.53% since the last Census (which gave a population of 13,502 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Monroe represented 0.73% of the total population of West Virginia.

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to West Virginia
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  • Website for the West Virginia State Archives

• Websites specific to Monroe County
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• Websites for nearby counties
  • Greenbrier County
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  • Summers County
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  • Alleghany County
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  • Craig County
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  • Giles County
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cyndi's List
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Monroe County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of West Virginia
  • Cemeteries of Monroe County