Monroeville, California
Encyclopedia
Monroeville named for its founder U. P. Monroe, was the county seat
of Colusa County
from 1851 to 1853. It was located 15 miles (24.1 km) north of Butte City
, near the mouth of Stony Creek in northeastern Glenn County, at an elevation of 128 feet (39 m). The people of the community of Colusa
fought for and eventually won the right to become the County Seat in 1853. A post office operated at Monroeville from 1853 to 1862. The area containing Monroeville was eventually absorbed into Glenn County when that county was formed in 1891.
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Colusa County
Colusa County, California
Colusa County is a county located in the Central Valley of the U.S. state of California, northwest of state capital Sacramento. As of the 2010 census, its population was 21,419. The county seat is Colusa.-History:...
from 1851 to 1853. It was located 15 miles (24.1 km) north of Butte City
Butte City, California
Butte City is an unincorporated community in Glenn County, California. It is located on the east bank of the Sacramento River south-east of Willows, at an elevation of 89 feet ....
, near the mouth of Stony Creek in northeastern Glenn County, at an elevation of 128 feet (39 m). The people of the community of Colusa
Colusa, California
Colusa is the county seat of Colusa County, California. The population was 5,971 at the 2010 census, up from 5,402 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
fought for and eventually won the right to become the County Seat in 1853. A post office operated at Monroeville from 1853 to 1862. The area containing Monroeville was eventually absorbed into Glenn County when that county was formed in 1891.