BlockMonroe, Georgia
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Monroe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 30655. The Survey maps it on the Monroe quadrangle. 14,928 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 909 feet above sea level.
On record in Monroe
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 12 of 18 shown
McDaniel-Tichenor Houselisted 1980
Monroe City Halllisted 1983
Monroe Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1983
Walton County Courthouselisted 1980
Walton County Jaillisted 1983
Williamson Houselisted 1983- A.J. Boss Houselisted 1983
- Tom Chick Houselisted 1983
- Davis-Edwards Houselisted 1973
- East Church Street Historic Districtlisted 1983
- East Marable Street Historic Districtlisted 1983
- McDaniel Street Historic Districtlisted 1983
Every listing in Walton County
Surveyed buildings and structures 2 records
- Birscoe-Selman House, Monroefederal building survey, 3 photographs
- Davis House, 238 North Broad Street, Monroefederal building survey, 2 photographs
Population over time
2 figuresMonroe grew from 13,234 to 14,928 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13,234 | |
| 2020 | 14,928 | +1,694 (+13%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1896 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Athens quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Athens quadrangle1:250000
Photographs
2 photographs,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
146 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 146 fires within 5 miles of Monroe between 1992 and 2019, burning about 371 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 12 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 burning | 77 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 4 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WALTON002 |
| 30 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.1 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
| 18 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 9.2 acres | Georgia Forestry Commission | FY2020WALTON003 |
| 12 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Georgia Forestry Commission | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Monroe: 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Mica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| Unnamed Prospect | Mica | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
52 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Monroe in 52 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 32 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 4 lightning, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $50,000,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed six homes and 18 businesses with major damage to 154 homes and 21 businesses and several municipal buildings in Monroe. The Monroe city fire station had its roof lifted away while the county jail lost every asphalt tile on its roof. A total of 253 structures in the city of Monroe sustained some degree of damage. Numerous large trees and power lines were downed along Georgia Highway 138, 1 mile west of Monroe. |
| April 2011 | Lightning | Monroe | $300,000 | The Walton County Emergency Management Director reported that a single-family home was completely destroyed as a result of a lightning-related fire. |
| August 2005 | Lightning | Monroe | $250,000 | The Walton Tribune reported that lightning struck and set a home on fire. The home was completely destroyed. |
| February 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $100,000 | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Lightning | Monroe | $50,000 | The Walton County 911 Center reported that a lightning strike resulted in a house fire on the northeast side of Monroe. |
| February 2005 | Lightning | Monroe | $25,000 | The Walton Tribune reported that lightning caused damage at one of the Walton EMC distribution centers. Two transformers were destroyed and damage was caused to other electrical equipment at the facility. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $20,000 | Numerous trees down on the northeast side of Monroe along GA11 and GA10. Powerlines also downed across area. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $14,000 | Numerous trees down in Monroe along GA10 from West Spring Street to James Huff Rd. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $5,000 | Multiple trees and powerlines down just west of Monroe between ga78 and ga138. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $5,000 | The Walton County 911 center reported trees and power lines blown down on McDaniel Street in Monroe. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $5,000 | The Walton county 911 center reported some trees and power lines down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $5,000 | The public reported a tree down on a house. Several limbs were also blown down. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $4,000 | The Walton County 911 Center reported that at least a dozen trees were down across the eastern portion of the county. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $3,000 | The Walton County Emergency Manager reported the top of a tree and several large branches blown out of trees around their home west of Monroe. The 911 center reported a tree blown down on Highway 11 south of Monroe. |
| January 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $3,000 | The Walton County 911 Center reported that power lines were down in Monroe on Criswell Road, Georgia Highway 11, and U.S. Highway 78 just west of Monroe near Cedar Ridge Road. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $2,500 | The 911 Center reported a couple of trees and a few power lines down across the county. |
| February 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $2,000 | At least one tree and two power poles were downed near the intersection of Davan Lane and H.D. Atha Rd. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $2,000 | The public reported that some power lines were down on Mountain Creek Church Road between Walker Park and Mount Vernon. |
| March 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $2,000 | no account filed |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $1,500 | The public reported some oak trees knocked down. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $1,500 | Several trees were reported blown down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $1,000 | Tree down along Elm Drive . |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $1,000 | The Walton County 911 Center reported that four trees were down in the vicinity of Monroe. |
| December 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $1,000 | The public reported that a couple of trees were down on power lines within the city of Monroe at the intersection of Youth Monroe Road and Georgia Highway 81. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $1,000 | The Walton County 911 Center reported that a few trees were down. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $1,000 | The Walton County 911 center reported that a few trees were blown down at the intersection of Georgia Highway 138 and U.S. Highway 78 west of Monroe and one tree was down in the city of Monroe. |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew several trees down. Lightning struck a house setting it on fire. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $500 | The Walton county 911 center reported that two trees were blown down. |
| June 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $500 | The public reported several trees were uprooted. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $500 | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | $250 | The Walton county 911 center reported that a tree was blown down. |
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | Em reports tree on home causing roof damage along n midland ave near e marable st. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | Tree down near the intersection of Ammons Bridge and Alcovy St. |
| January 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | Tree down near intersection of Greenwood Dr and Woodland Rd. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | Multiple trees down just west-southwest of Monroe. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Monroe | - | Several trees reported down in city of Monroe. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Monroe | - | Severe reports of quarter-sized hail were received from the public from just southwest of Monroe to south and southeast of Monroe, near Herndonville, Ebenezer, and Pannell. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Monroe | - | The public observed quarter-sized hail on the east side of Monroe. WSR-88D radar data suggested that similar-sized hail continued to just south of Monroe before the storm weakened. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Monroe | - | The public observed penny-sized hail north of Monroe. |
| June 2007 | Hail | Monroe | - | The public reported penny-sized hail. |
| March 2005 | Flash Flood | Monroe | - | The Gwinnett Daily Post of Lawrenceville reported that a city employee working near a creek in Monroe had to be rescued from the creek when the fast rushing water pinned him up against a culvert. |
| February 2003 | Hail | Monroe | - | The Walton county 911 center reported dime size hail. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Monroe | - | The Walton county 911 center reported nickel-sized hail. |
| August 2003 | Hail | Monroe | - | The Walton county 911 center reported penny-sized hail. |
| April 1999 | Hail | Monroe | - | A spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Monroe | - | The public reported dime to golfball size hail. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Monroe | - | Two public reports indicated nickel to quarter size hail fell in Walton county. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Monroe | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Monroe | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Monroe | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Monroe | - | no account filed |
| March 1996 | Hail | Monroe | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleaton (historical) | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Pannell | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Walker Park | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Mount Vernon | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Alcovy Mountain | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Whitney | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Between | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Campton | 5.3 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Monroe | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1150751 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 356398. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.