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Place	Description
Monroes Millpond	N Scotland County on Jordans Creek. Formed about 1825; known in the 1850s as McWilliams Pond. Covers 70 acres; max. depth 14 ft. Owned by Fayetteville Presbytery and used as a recreation area.
Monroeton	community in S Rockingham County between Troublesome Creek and Haw River. Est. prior to 1832; probably named for James Monroe (1758-1831), president of the United States. Cunningham Mill, built by James Patrick Sr. in 1818, still stands nearby. Patrick cemetery has graves dating from 1771. Cotton gin est. 1835.
Monroetown	an African American community in S Moore County approx. 4 mi. N of Pinehurst. Named for John Monroe, who est. the settlement about 1915.
Mont Beau	See Monbo; East Monbo.
Montague	community in SW Pender County. Alt. 39. Named for a local resident.
Monteith	community in E Mecklenburg County served by post office, 1880-1903.
Monteith Branch	rises in N Jackson County and flows SE into Scott Creek.
Montezuma	community in central Avery County. Known first as Bull Scrape (see Bullscrape Gap). Inc. 1891. Post office est. there in 1883 as Aaron; name changed to Montezuma in 1911. Named for Aztec chief of ancient Mexico (1479-1520). Long inactive in municipal affairs. Alt. 3,797.
Montford	former town in central Buncombe County. Inc. 1893; became a part of Asheville in 1905.
Montford Cove Church	See Whitehouse.