Davis Ferry — A Cut-Off Corner of Monroe County Standing on the west bank of the Alabama River at Davis Ferry in Monroe County. For generations, a cable ferry crossed here, connecting this isolated part of the county to the rest of Monroe. When the ferry shut down a few years ago, this stretch of Monroe County became accessible only by driving through another county. Today, the river still flows, the old ferry landing remains visible across the water, and one of the original cable towers still s