> Interested in knowing information on town of Monroe in Hart Co. Does it still exist? I have been told that early 1800s the area was called "Youngstown" whereas my ancestors all lived. How would I find out history of this community? Anything would be helpful. Thanks The following is from "Kentucky Place Names" by Robert M. Rennick, The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1984. Monroe (Hart), This hamlet with extinct post office is at the junction of KY 88 and 677, 10 miles east of Munfordville. The now extinct town of (Old) Monroe, about a mile north, was named for Thomas Monroe who, with William I. Adair, established it in 1819 as a contender for the county seat. Sometime before 1826 Joshua Brents acquired the land and built a tavern for travelers between Lexington and Nashville. On January 30, 1826, he established the Monroe Post Office, which in 1864 was moved to the Green River community he called Young Town, which became the New Monroe or simply Monroe when he established a post office there on Sept 16, 1878. It closed in 1919. Doyle Sanders, Indian Territory