Monroe (previously known as Monroe Furnace and Monroe Station) is an

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in Jefferson Township, Jackson County,

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, United States. It is located southwest of Oak Hill on

Ohio State Route 140 State Route 140 (SR 140) is an east–west state highway in the southern portion of the U.S. state of Ohio. The highway has its western terminus in Portsmouth at a diamond interchange with U.S. Route 52. Its eastern terminus is at State ...

between Blackfork Junction and

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, at . The community of Monroe Furnace was founded around the

Monroe Furnace The Monroe Furnace is a national historic district and historic iron furnace that are located in Barree Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. History and architectural ...

, built in 1855. The Monroe Station Post Office was established on October 18, 1861, discontinued on March 21, 1864, re-established on September 29, 1868, discontinued again on February 29, 1884, re-established again on November 30, 1888, and ultimately discontinued again on May 3, 1890. Mail service is now handled through the Samsonville branch.

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Unincorporated communities in Jackson County, Ohio {{JacksonCountyOH-geo-stub