Monroeville, Alabama

E40176

city county seat

Monroeville, Alabama is a small Southern town best known as the childhood home of authors Truman Capote and Harper Lee, whose works it heavily inspired.

Aliases (4)

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → county seat →
areaCode	251 →
coordinates	31.527°N 87.324°W →
country	United States →
county	Monroe County, Alabama →
economy	retail services → timber industry → tourism →
elevation	approximately 120 meters above sea level →
FIPSCode	01-50256 →
GNISFeatureID	0152060 →
hasArea	approximately 13 square miles →
hasClimate	humid subtropical climate →
hasCulturalInstitution	Monroe County Heritage Museum → Old Monroe County Courthouse →
hasEducationalInstitution	Monroe County Public School System →
hasEvent	annual productions of To Kill a Mockingbird → literary festivals →
hasHeritageDesignation	Literary landmark →
hasLibrary	public library →
hasMayor	mayor of Monroeville, Alabama →
hasNickname	Literary Capital of Alabama →
hasTourismAttraction	historic downtown → literary tourism → sites associated with Harper Lee → sites associated with Truman Capote →
hasTransportation	Alabama State Route 21 → U.S. Route 84 NERFINISHED →
inception	19th century →
inspiredWork	To Kill a Mockingbird → other works by Harper Lee → works by Truman Capote →
isCountySeatOf	Monroe County, Alabama →
legislativeBody	Monroeville City Council →
locatedIn	Monroe County, Alabama →
locatedInRegion	American South → South Alabama →
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone →
namedAfter	James Monroe →
notableFor	being the childhood home of Harper Lee → being the childhood home of Truman Capote →
partOf	Monroe County, Alabama →
population	approximately 6,000 →
postalCode	36460 →
state	Alabama →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Harper Lee ("Monroeville, Alabama, United States") → Truman Capote →	residence
Alabama ("Monroeville") →	containsCity
Atticus Finch ("Maycomb, Alabama") →	fictionalResidence
Monroeville, Alabama ("Monroeville City Council") →	legislativeBody
Harper Lee ("Monroeville, Alabama, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Harper Lee ("Monroeville, Alabama, United States") →	placeOfDeath
To Kill a Mockingbird ("Maycomb, Alabama") →	setInFictionalPlace