Community life in Monroeville and Monroe County is rich with good neighbors, civic pride and a quality of life unmatched by other small towns. Alabama Southern Community College is just one of our many educational opportunities.

HISTORY: Monroeville, the county seat of Monroe County, was named, like the county, for U. S. President James Monroe. The land was originally held by Creek Indians, and fought for by France, Spain and England. Total size of the county is 1,019 square miles, the ninth largest of-Alabama's counties. The Masonic Hall of Perdue Hill (c. 1823) is one of the oldest documented public buildings in the state.

HOUSING: Affordable and quality housing is readily available at all levels. In 2001, the property taxes on a $100,000 home with Homestead Exemption were $308.00. The approximate cost of a new 1,800 square-foot home with two-car garage in the City of Monroeville is $110,950, somewhat less outside the city limits.

Connections to Monroe County Realtors
Any of these links will enable you to see multiple listing
information all over Monroe County, in all price ranges.

Woodland Realty; Gallery Agency; Hudson Hines Real Estate and Timber
Farish Agency; Omni Agency; Prouty Real Estate

RECREATION: Recreational opportunities abound, including:

• A 400-member YMCA, new $1.8 million facility.

• Beautiful ball parks for baseball, softball, soccer, etc. Basketball through Monroeville Area YMCA

• Golf at Vanity Fair Golf & Tennis Club, an-18 hole golf course, which includes swimming pool and restaurant facility.

• Swimming at Whitey Lee and Clausell Park Pools, maintained by City of Monroeville

• Several meeting/reception facilities, including Monroeville Community House and Water Tower Conference Center

• Museums: Old Courthouse Museum, Rikard's Mill Museum, and River Heritage Museum

• Fishing and recreation on Alabama River, which borders Monroe County on the west, and the best hunting land in south Alabama.

CHURCHES: Church life is an important facet of Monroe County. Monroeville has over 50 churches of various denominations, including Protestant, Catholic, and Pentecostal. Most area churches offer a mid-week family service which usually includes an informal dinner. The county's churches are rich in history, and are some of Monroe County's oldest and most finely preserved facilities. For a list of churches, contact the Chamber of Commerce.

EDUCATION: Monroeville is home to the beautiful campus of Alabama Southern Community College, which offers associate's degrees in a number of subjects, as well as adult continuing education classes and sports programs. The college also has beautifully appointed tennis courts available for use by the community and a 900-seat auditorium.

Monroe County offers an excellent public school system for grades pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, as well as two private schools, Monroe Academy and New Life Christian School. A number of day care centers are located throughout the county.

HEALTH CARE: Monroe County Hospital is a 94-bed facility which recently opened a new $5 million surgical/obstetrical wing August 3, 2001. A $2 million capital campaign is underway to build a cancer treatment facility in Monroeville. Monroeville has two nursing homes and two assisted living facilities.

BEST ANNUAL EVENTS: Most noted are the 3-week run of the Monroe County Heritage Museum production of the play, "To Kill A Mockingbird" with all-volunteer cast, in May; Alabama Writers Symposium, a 3-day event hosted by Alabama Southern Community College, also in May; Peterman Station Arts & Crafts Show, annually the Saturday before Thanksgiving, held in the old railroad town of Peterman; and Monroeville's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, annually the first Thursday in December.