Monroe County Alabama
Monroe County has a population of 23, 068. The county seat is Monroeville Alabama. For thousands of years the area was inhabited by indigenous peoples. In historic times, it was primarily the territory of the Creek peoples, who became known to European-American settlers as one of the Five Civilized Tribes of the Southeast.
Cities: Monroeville
Towns: Beatrice, Excel, Frisco City, Vredenburg
Communities: Megargel, Peterman, Uriah, Buena Vista, Burnt Corn, Finchburg, Franklin, Goodway, Manistee, Mexia, Natchez, Old Salem, Old Texas, Perdue Hill, River Ridge, Scratch Ankle, Tunnel Springs, Wainwright
Ghost Towns: Claiborne
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Frisco City is a town in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 1,309. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.1 square miles (10.5 km2), of which 4.0 square miles (10.4 km2) is land and 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.24%, is water. Frisco City, AL, United States | Frisco City|
Monroeville is a city in Monroe County, Alabama, United States, the county seat of Monroe County. At the 2010 census its population was 6,519. It is known as the home town of two prominent writers of the post World War II period, Truman Capote and Harper Lee, who were childhood friends in the 1930s. Lee's sole published work, To Kill a Mockingbird, earned her the Pulitzer Prize. The lasting fame of To Kill a Mockingbird became a tourist draw for the town. In 1997 the Alabama Legislature designated Monroeville and Monroe County the "Literary Capital of Alabama." Monroeville, AL, United States | Monroeville AL|
Scratch Ankle is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. Scratch Ankle is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Monroeville. It has been frequently noted on lists of unusual place names. | Scratch Ankle Alabama