Monroe County Mississippi Genealogy and History

County Seat: Aberdeen

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History

The county is named in honor of James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Part of the county east of the Tombigbee River originally made-up part of the Alabama Territory, belonging to Marion County, until new lines of demarcation put it in the State of Mississippi in 1821.

Communities

Cities: Aberdeen (county seat), Amory, Nettleton (partly in Lee County).

Towns: Hatley, Smithville.

Village: Gattman.

Census-designated places: Hamilton.

Other unincorporated communities: Athens, Bartahatchie, Becker, Bigbee, Binford, Bristow, Central Grove, Darracott, Flinn, Gibson, Greenwood Springs, Lackey, Mormon Springs, Muldon, Parham, Prairie, Quincy, Riggins, Sipsey Fork, Splunge, Strong, Tranquil, Westville, Wise Gap, Wren.

Ghost towns: Bolivar, Camargo, Cotton Gin Port.

Monroe County Mississippi Genealogy Records Online

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Adjacent counties

Lowndes County (south)
Clay County (southwest)
Chickasaw County (west)
Lee County (northwest)
Itawamba County (north)
Lamar County, Alabama (east)
Marion County, Alabama (northeast)