Monroe, Louisiana (Fanning's, 1853)
Gazetteer/Almanac
MONROE, p. v., Wachita parish, La., 300 ms. N. W. of New Orleans; from W. 1,190 ms. Watered by Wachita river, at the head of steam navigation.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 232.