Monroe, Virginia


Monroe is an unincorporated community in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. Monroe is located along U.S. Route 29 north of Lynchburg.
Speed the Plough, a farm located in Monroe, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Monroe has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

In popular culture

Monroe, Virginia, is featured in one of the great American railroad songs, Wreck of the Old 97. It celebrated a rail disaster on September 27, 1903, when the Fast Mail, en route from Monroe to Spencer, North Carolina, derailed at the Stillhouse Trestle near Danville.