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Monroe, Sussex County, New Jersey

Coordinates: 41°6′52″N 74°38′3″W / 41.11444°N 74.63417°W / 41.11444; -74.63417
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Monroe, New Jersey
Old Monroe School House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Monroe is located in Sussex County, New Jersey
Monroe
Monroe
Monroe is located in New Jersey
Monroe
Monroe
Monroe is located in the United States
Monroe
Monroe
Coordinates: 41°6′52″N 74°38′3″W / 41.11444°N 74.63417°W / 41.11444; -74.63417[1]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySussex
TownshipsHardyston and Sparta
GNIS feature ID878437[1]

Monroe, historically known as Monroe Corners, is an unincorporated community located along North Church Road (NJ Route 94) at the border between the townships of Hardyston and Sparta in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States.[1][2] The New Jersey Midland Railway built a station here named Monroe Corners sometime before 1872.[3] The Old Monroe School House, a one-room stone school house built in 1819, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Monroe". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Variant name: Monroe Corners
  2. ^ "Locality Search". State of New Jersey.
  3. ^ a b Kleiss, Richard; McCaber Sr., Wayne T. (July 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Monroe School House". National Park Service.
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