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Photograph of Old Monroe County Courthouse
Photograph by Wmr36104, CC BY-SA 3.0. Via Wikimedia Commons.

Old Monroe County Courthouse

A National Historic Landmark. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

From the record

“The Old Monroe County Courthouse is a historic courthouse building in Monroeville, Alabama that served as the Monroe County courthouse from 1903 to 1963.”

Wikipedia article Old Monroe County Courthouse, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 7 National Register listings published here for Monroe County · listed in 1973 · category: Building · a National Historic Landmark.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • National Historic Landmark. The highest federal designation, held by about 2,600 places in the country against roughly 100,000 Register listings.
  • What is counted as historic. The nomination lists 1 building as contributing to the listing.
  • Address. Courthouse Sq., Monroeville, 36460
  • When was it listed? April 1973
  • Category. building
  • Census division. Monroeville
  • National Register reference number. 73000366 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

183 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 183 fires within 5 miles of Old Monroe County Courthouse between 1994 and 2020, burning about 758 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 15 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning81
Missing data/not specified/undetermined30
Railroad operations and maintenance18
Arson/incendiarism15
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony8
Smoking5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Natural1
Fireworks1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1997Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
7 September 1997Debris and open burning1.1 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
6 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1995Debris and open burning10 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
30 September 1995Recreation and ceremony1.1 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named
29 September 1997Debris and open burning2.0 acresAlabama Forestry Commissionnot named

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Mines and quarries near this property

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Old Monroe County Courthouse: 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mon 2 Clay Prospect.ClayProspect
Millsap PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Scott PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Monroe County

Storms near this property

56 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monroeville, the town this property stands in, in 56 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 14 hail, 4 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2012Thunderstorm WindMonroeville1 hurt, $10,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree on a house and caused one injury.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$200,000A Travel Inn on 136 near Highway 184 had the roof blown off by winds estimated at 60-70 mph. A few hundred yards down from the motel a couple of dead tees were blown down. A trailer had its skirting blown out and a limb was blown into to the top of the trailer.
February 2022Flash FloodMonroeville$50,000The downtown Monroeville fire department is flooded with a significant amount of water in the building.
February 2022Flash FloodMonroeville$50,000Multiple reports of Flash Flooding in the Monroeville area. Also reports of homes flooding in the area.
August 2002Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$50,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Monroeville. The winds also damaged a roof at the Junior High School and a barn in Monroeville.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$35,000A large tree was blown down by severe thunderstorm winds near 60 mph. The falling tree caused damage to a house as well as extensive damage to a pickup truck.
January 2017Flash FloodWest Monroeville$25,000Flash flooding resulted in the closure of several roads in the city of Monroeville. Five homes also experienced flooding.
February 2013FloodMonroeville$25,000Heavy rains caused flooding in many areas with water around 2 houses.
January 2002Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$25,000Trees and power lines were blown down as a line of thunderstorms moved through the county. The damage extended from north of Monroeville to Peterman to Midway.
November 2006Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$12,000High winds from a thunderstorm downed several trees near Monroeville.
May 2009Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$10,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines in Monroeville.
January 2007Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$10,000Winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees just north of Monroeville.
November 2006Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$10,000High winds from a thunderstorm downed several trees in Monroeville.
April 2005Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$10,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees and power lines north of Monroeville.
December 2002Tornado (F0)Monroeville$10,000A weak tornado briefly touched down just north of Monroeville. Several trees and power lines were blown down.
April 2002Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$8,000Trees were blown down near Monroeville as thunderstorms moved through the area. Nickel size hail was also reported near Bermuda.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000Winds estimated at 70 mph downed numerous trees and power lines across the county.
November 2018Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000High winds flipped a carport at a sporting goods store.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph downed trees along south Mt. Pleasant Avenue between Monroeville and Highway 84.
February 2016Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000Severe thunderstorm wind gusts around 60 mph downed numerous trees in the Monroeville area.
April 2014Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000Several trees were blown down and power outages were reported.
February 2012LightningMonroeville$5,000A lightning strike caused a structure fire.
May 2012Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000Winds estimated at 70 mph downed trees and powerlines down. The 911 center also took a direct lightning strike which has knocked out communications.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed trees and power lines.
August 2003Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Monroeville.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees near Monroeville. A citizen also measured 65 mph gusts.
December 2002Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000High winds from a thunderstorm blew down several trees just south of Monroeville.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000High winds blew several trees down just southeast of Monroeville.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000High winds downed trees from the west end of Monroeville to just east of Monroeville.
April 1994Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$5,000Trees were uprooted at the intersection of Highway 30 and 35 according to local law enforcement agencies.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$4,000Winds estimated at 60 mph downed a tree on a house.
February 1996Tornado (F0)Monroeville$2,000no account filed
December 1996Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$2,000no account filed
January 1997Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$1,500no account filed
January 2015Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$1,000A severe thunderstorm wind gust blew down a power line onto Golf Dr in Monroeville.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindMonroeville$1,000Several trees were blown down in Monroeville.
February 2025Thunderstorm WindMonroeville-Numerous reports of trees and power lines down in Monroe County.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindWest Monroeville-High winds downed powerlines on Park Road in Monroeville.
February 2022Flash FloodMonroeville-A vehicle overturned in Limestone Creek with entrapment off of Highway 41 north of Monroeville. Numerous roads are flooded and impassable in the area.
March 2020Thunderstorm WindMonroeville-High winds downed trees on Armstrong Road.
March 2007Funnel CloudMonroeville-A funnel cloud was reported for several minutes north of Monroeville.
April 2007Thunderstorm WindMonroeville-A little northeast of Vredenburgh, a huge downburst occurred. Hundreds of eighteen year old pine trees in a one-half mile area were blown down. The damage occurred in a large pine forest farm. This pattern had the classic appearance of a microburst from the air. Foresters' estimated damage at neat 1 million dollars. A few minutes later a tornado struck around the same area.
June 1998HailMonroeville-Quarter size hail was reported near Monroeville.
March 1995HailMonroeville-Dime-size hail was reported just southeast of Monroeville.
April 1995HailMonroeville-Quarter-size hail was reported just northwest of Monroeville.
April 1995HailMonroeville-Marble-size hail was reported five miles north of Monroeville.
May 2025HailMonroeville-no account filed
February 2008HailMonroeville-no account filed
January 2008HailMonroeville-no account filed
May 2006HailMonroeville-no account filed
March 2005HailMonroeville-no account filed
April 2005HailMonroeville-no account filed
June 2005HailMonroeville-no account filed
July 2004HailMonroeville-no account filed
December 1996HailMonroeville-no account filed
February 1996HailMonroeville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Monroe County

Map coverage status

No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.

Listed places nearby

3 within 8 miles

Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.

Photograph PropertyDistance Listed
Lee Family Home0.3 miles2025
Monroeville Downtown Historic District0.5 miles2009
Vanity Fair Park1.1 miles2020

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 73000366 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Monroe CountyAll 7 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
  • Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.