Monroe Township is a township in Johnson County, Iowa, United States. It is one of the townships on the northern edge of Johnson County, bordering Linn County.
History Prior to the 1840s, the area was known as "Dupont's Precinct" because William Dupont kept a whisky cabin there, which became a way-mark for which the settlement became known.History of Johnson County, Iowa, p. 734 Monroe Township was organized in 1846. In the following decades two post offices, Danforth and Gregg, were established.History of Johnson County, Iowa, p. 734
During the latter half of the 19th century, the township was heavily settled by Czech immigrants. The Czech population included a number of Czech protestant families who in 1893 built a chapel on property donated by George Chadima. The chapel was called "The Evangelical Bohemian Moravian Brothers" and was a satellite of the mother church, which was near Ely in Linn County.Our first 100 Years of Server our Lord. First Presbyterian Church near Ely, Iowa., Reprinted Oct 2015, page 9.Simek, P. Bohemians in Johnson County https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/9375833/the-bohemians-in-johnson-county-city-of-ely-iowa page 10 The church functioned until 1936 when it burnded down after being struck by lightning.
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