Monroe, Newfoundland and Labrador

Monroe is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Monroe

Location of Monroe in Newfoundland and Labrador

Monroe is situated on the picturesque inland waterway of Smith Sound, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. The community was named Monroe when the two settlements of Rocky Brook and Upper Rocky Brook amalgamated in 1912 and was named for the merchant Walter Stanley Monroe, of St. John's, who later became the Prime Minister of the Dominion of Newfoundland from 1924 to 1928.

Monroe was first settled by Henry and Patience (née Meagher) Stone in 1854 and the couple brought their six, at that time, children to live with them. Henry and Patience Stone had 3 more children in the next 5 years, with Alfred John born Nov. 11, 1855 being the first child to be born in the community.