About Monroe City

Monroe City is a city in Marion, Monroe, and Ralls counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The Marion and Ralls County portions of Monroe City are part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area. It represents the best of the American Midwest. It is just 17 miles west of Hannibal which is the boyhood home of Mark Twain. Hence the location of Mark Twain Lake at Monroe City. St.Jude's Church in St. Jude's Square is the most famous landmark of Monroe City. Route J Reservoir is a 100 acre lake on 400 acres of land located on Highway J; southeast of Monroe City. This lake has a boat dock, parking and fishing dock. AccuTherm located in the Monroe City Industrial Park offers large scale employment opportunities to the locals along with other companies like Continental Castings and Lakeside Casting Solutions. The Monroe City R-1 School, Holy Rosary Catholic School and Diemakers' Training Center in Monroe City are some of the best educational centers.

-- Latest Update 2010/07/20 by jbwrks