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Monroe County is the only county of the 3,144 in the United States named for a President where the county seat is named for his vice-president. The county was formed in 1820; and named for James Monroe the fifth President, author of the Monroe Doctrine. [3] The county seat was named for Daniel Tompkins. They both served from 1817 to 1825.
Old Mulkey Meetinghouse State Historic Site is a 20-acre (8.1 ha) park in Monroe County, Kentucky. It features the Old Mulkey Meetinghouse, a Baptist church built around the turn of the 19th century, and its adjacent cemetery. The site became part of the park system in 1931. [2]
Tompkinsville is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. [4] The population was 2,309 at the 2020 census. [2] The city was named after Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins who served under President James Monroe, for whom the county was named.
Fountain Run is located at (36.721319, -85.961398) [17] in western Monroe County, near the point where Allen, Monroe, and Barren counties come together Kentucky Route 100 passes through the south side of the community, leading east 18 miles (29 km) to Tompkinsville, the county seat, and west 16 miles (26 km) to Scottsville.
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Gum Tree is an unincorporated community located in Monroe County, Kentucky, United States. It is concentrated around the intersection of Kentucky Route 678, Kentucky Route 870, and Kentucky Route 1366, northwest of Tompkinsville, north of Gamaliel, west of Mud Lick, Kentucky, and east of Flippin, Kentucky. Gum Tree is home to one of Monroe ...
A post office called Monroe was established in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1919. [2] The community was named for President James Monroe . [ 3 ]
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