Monroeton, North Carolina
Encyclopedia
Monroeton is an unincorporated community
in Rockingham County, North Carolina
, USA. It has a combination fire department
staffed by 28 volunteers and five part-time staff and consisting of two engines, two tankers, a pumper/tanker and a rescue and brush unit. The department is certified as ISO class 7. The community is located on U.S. Route 158
at the western end of Flat Rock Road. It is the home of Monroeton Golf Club, the Bar-S-Ranch nudist colony, Haw River State Park
and a Methodist summer camp.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Rockingham County, North Carolina
Rockingham County, North Carolina
Rockingham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2010, the population was 93,643. Its county seat is Wentworth.- History :The county was formed in 1785 from Guilford County...
, USA. It has a combination fire department
Combination fire department
A combination fire department is a type of fire department which consists of both career and volunteer firefighters. In the United States, combination fire departments are typically tax-supported in some fashion, and generally have an annual call volume larger than purely volunteer departments...
staffed by 28 volunteers and five part-time staff and consisting of two engines, two tankers, a pumper/tanker and a rescue and brush unit. The department is certified as ISO class 7. The community is located on U.S. Route 158
U.S. Route 158
U.S. Route 158 is an east–west United States highway that runs for from Mocksville to Nags Head, entirely in the U.S. state of North Carolina.-Route description:...
at the western end of Flat Rock Road. It is the home of Monroeton Golf Club, the Bar-S-Ranch nudist colony, Haw River State Park
Haw River State Park
Haw River State Park is a North Carolina state park in Guilford and Rockingham Counties, North Carolina in the United States. As one of the newest state parks in North Carolina, Haw River has limited recreational opportunities...
and a Methodist summer camp.
External links
- Monroeton at the U.S. Geographic Names Information SystemGeographic Names Information SystemThe Geographic Names Information System is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer...