Tompkinsville, Kentucky
- Monroe County Justice Center
- 300 North Main Street
- Tompkinsville, Kentucky 42167
Services Available
Monroe County was established in 1820. It is the only county of the almost 3,000 counties in the United States named for a President where the county seat is named for his Vice-President. The county was named after James Monroe the fifth President and the author of the Monroe Doctrine. The county seat is Thompkinsville and it was named for Daniel Thompkins. They both served from 1817 to 1825. There have been three courthouse fires in the county, all for unknown causes and all after the death of Confederate Genereal, John Hunt Morgan. The county has a total area of 332 sqaure miles and is home to almost 11,000 residents.