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History · Monroe Township

26% of Monroe Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1924 on.

0on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Monroe Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Monroe Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19243 editions of the USGS map, 1924 to 1984. Watch Monroe Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Monroe Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Monroe Township on the map, 1924 to 1984

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Monroe Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Monroe Township on the 1924 USGS mapMonroe Township on the 1951 USGS mapMonroe Township on the 1984 USGS map1924Dawn sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Monroe Township.

The story so far

Monroe Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Monroe Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Monroe Township is a township in Livingston County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. Monroe Township was established in February 1839 and has the name of James Monroe. The northern portion of this township was split off to create Green Township in April 1839.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 309 to 291 (-6%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Monroe Township

Nobody well known was born in Monroe Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Paul Carpenter StandleyAmerican botanist · b. 1884
Courtney W. CampbellAmerican politician · b. 1895
Jerry LittonAmerican politician · b. 1937
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Shirley Collie NelsonAmerican singer/songwriter · b. 1931
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Claude B. HutchisonAmerican politician · b. 1885
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Colin BrownAmerican football player · b. 1985
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Bethel ChurchchurchBryanville SchoolschoolJohnson SchoolschoolRisley SchoolschoolWarner SchoolschoolWater Tanklocale
1cemetery inside Monroe Township
Monroe

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Blue Mound TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFairview TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWashington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDawnIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMooresville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDavis TownshipIts storyB−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.