Monroe County, Kentucky places and people

Monroe County, Kentucky Basics:

Monroe County Kentucky - Government Site

Population: 10,841
Area: 329 square miles
County seat: Tompkinsville
Area code(s) in use: 270
Time zone: CST
High school graduate or higher: 72.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Median household income: $27,586
Persons in poverty: 25.2%
Home ownership rate: 72.5%
Mean travel time to work: 22.0 minutes

Adjacent counties:
Allen Barren Clay (TN) Cumberland Macon (TN) Metcalfe

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Map of the Monroe County area

Our detail map of Monroe County shows the Monroe County, Kentucky boundary lines and other interesting items.

Places in Monroe County, Kentucky

Airports show all on map

Tompkinsville-Monroe County Airport

Bars show all on map

Biggerstaff Bar, McFarland Shoal (historical), Williams Shoal (historical)

Bends show all on map

Elbow Bend, Turkey Neck Bend, Vernon Bottom

Buildings show all on map

Flippin Volunteer Fire Department, Fountain Run Volunteer Fire Department, Gamaliel Volunteer Fire Department, Monroe County Ambulance Service, Monroe County Fire and Rescue, Monroe County Home, Mudlick Volunteer Fire Department, Tompkinsville Volunteer Fire Department

Cemeteries show all on map

Bailey Cemetery, Belcher Cemetery, Biggers Cemetery, Brown Cemetery, Fountain Run Cemetery, Gee Cemetery, Hammer Cemetery, Jones Cemetery, Kirkpatrick Cemetery, McPherson Cemetery, Mount Vernon Cemetery, Neal Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, Payne Cemetery, Short Cemetery, Smith Cemetery, Stephens Cemetery, Tyree Cemetery

Churches show all on map

Athens Church, Beech Grove Church, Berea Church, Cedar Grove Church, Clover Hill Church, Corinth Church, Corinth Church, Fountain Run Mennonite Church, Free Will Church, Freedom Church, Glensfork Church of the Nazarene, Gully Creek Church, Harmony Church, Lebanon Church, Locust Hill Church, Lyons Chapel, Maple Grove Church, Monroe Church, Mount Olive Church, Mount Poland Church, New Design Church, New Liberty Church, New Salem Church, Oak Grove Church, Old Berea Church, Old Rocky Hill Church, Philippi Church, Pleasant Hill Church, Poplar Log Missionary Baptist Church, Red Hill Church, Skaggs Creek Church, Temple Hill Church (historical), White Church, White Oak Ridge Church

Flats show all on map

Jack Edward Cosby Bottom

Gaps show all on map

Hospitals show all on map

Monroe County Medical Center

Locales show all on map

Center Point, McMillans Ferry, Moores Mill, Mount Gilead

Parks show all on map

Camp Anderson Historical Marker, Court House Burnings Historical Marker, Monroe County Historical Marker, Moores Mill Historical Marker, Morgans First Raid Historical Marker, Old Mulkey Church Historical Marker, Old Mulkey Meeting House State Park, Tulip Poplar Tree Historical Marker

Populated Places show all on map

Akersville, Blythe, Boles, Bugtussle, Coe, Cyclone, Emberton, Flippin, Forkton, Fountain Run, Freetown, Gamaliel, Grandview, Gum Tree, Harlan Crossroads, Hestand, Jeffrey, Lamb, Martinsburg, Meshack, Mount Hermon, Mud Lick, Otia, Persimmon, Raydure, Rockbridge, Sulphur Lick, Tompkinsville, Vernon

Reservoirs show all on map

Cordell Hull Reservoir

Ridges show all on map

Brown Ridge, Cloyd Ridge, Hickory Ridge, Pruitt Ridge, Stephens Ridge, Sulphur Ridge, Tooley Ridge

Schools show all on map

Alexander School, Antioch School, Beech Grove School, Bethlehem School, Bowman School, Boyd School, Bradley Springs School, Bray School, Cave Spring School, Cedar Hill School, Chestnut Grove School, Ebenezer School, Elbow School, Flippin School, Fountain Run School, Fox Hill School, Free Will School, Hackers Branch School, Hamilton School, Hestand School, Hickory Grove School, Hill Chapel School, Howard School, Ivy Hill School, Kettle Creek School, Liberty School, Line School, Lyon School, Marietta School, McPeak School, Merryville School, Mount Carmel School, Mount Zion School, Mud Slash School (historical), New Walnut Grove School, Oak Hill School, Old Mount Hermon School, Old Rocky Hill School, Old Rocky Hill School (historical), Old Walnut Grove School (historical), Poplar Log School, Red Hill School, Rockbridge School, Rocky Point School, Rush Point School, Sand Lick School, Slick Rock School, Sugar Grove School, Sulphur Ridge School, Tinsley Hill School, Union Hill School, White School (historical), Williams School, Willow Springs School

Streams show all on map

Adams Branch, Andrews Branch, Bacon Branch, Bailey Branch, Baxter Branch, Belcher Creek, Bethlehem Branch, Boyd Branch, Butler Branch, Cable Branch, Cane Creek, Coonfoot Branch, Curtis Branch, Dry Branch, Dyers Branch, East Fork Barren River, Furbush Branch, Glassock Branch, Goose Creek, Grooms Branch, Gully Creek, Gwinn Branch, Hackers Branch, Herd Branch, Hunt Branch, Indian Creek, Isenburg Branch, Jakes Branch, Kettle Creek, Kings Branch, Leatherwood Creek, Line Creek, Little McFarland Creek, Little Meshack Creek, Little Sulphur Creek, Long Branch, Long Branch, Mary Scott Branch, McFarland Creek, Meredith Creek, Meshack Creek, Mill Creek, Miller Branch, Millstone Branch, Muncie Branch, Pikeville Branch, Pitcock Branch, Poore Branch, Rock Lick Branch, Rocky Branch, Salt Lick Creek, Slickrock Branch, Smith Creek, South Fork Indian Creek, Sugar Creek, Sulphur Creek, Sweetwater Creek, Taylors Branch, Tooley Branch, Town Creek, Tyree Branch, Tyree Branch, Ward Branch, White Oak Branch

Summits show all on map

Towers show all on map

WTKY-AM (Tompkinsville), WTKY-FM (Tompkinsville)

Tunnels show all on map

Valleys show all on map

Anderson Hollow, Barksdale Hollow, Capshaw Hollow, Coe Hollow, Dodson Hollow, Fergusson Hollow, Jamerson Hollow, Johnson Hollow, Leamon Hollow, Muse Hollow, Neds Hollow, Rockhouse Hollow, Sal Hollow, Shop Hollow, Sulphur Spring Hollow,

Monroe County, Kentucky Population By Race (2012 estimate)
Race	Population
White	10,450
Black	260
Mixed	108
American Indian	10
Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0

Additional population tables :
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