Monroe County (Ky.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Monroe County (Ky.)
Other forms of name
nnaa Monroe County, Ky
Coordinates
-85.72 -85.72 36.71 36.71 (gooearth )
W0854400 W0854400 N0364300 N0364300 (geonames )
Associated country
United States
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 146603049
Wikidata: Q505453
Library of congress: n 82081089
OCoLC: oca00777788
Sources of Information
  • GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(adm2; 36°43ʹ00ʺN 085°44ʹ00ʺW)
  • McDowell, S. A surname index ... 1974.
  • Rand McNally comm. atlas, 1977(Monroe)

Wikipedia description:

Monroe County is a county located in the Eastern Pennyroyal Plateau region of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its county seat is Tompkinsville. The county is named for President James Monroe. It was a prohibition or dry county until November 7, 2023, when voters approved the sale of alcohol.

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