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Monroe, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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Monroe
Unincorporated community
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Monroe is located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Monroe
Monroe
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°17′11″N 086°44′07″W / 40.28639°N 86.73528°W / 40.28639; -86.73528
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyTippecanoe
TownshipLauramie
Elevation
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787 ft (240 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47905
Area code765
GNIS feature ID439339[1]

Monroe is a small unincorporated community in Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1] The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

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A post office was established under the name Huntersville[2] in 1836; it was renamed Monroe in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1853.[3]

Monroe originally included three northwest/southeast streets (Darlington, Main, and Patterson) and three northeast/southwest streets (Fayette, Columbia, and Lauramie).[4]

Geography

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Monroe stands in mostly open farmland at the intersection of US Route 52 and County Road 900 South, about 10 miles southeast of the city of Lafayette and less than two miles east of the town of Stockwell. Monroe Cemetery is on the west side of town, and Lauramie Creek flows westward just to the south.

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  • Monroe in 1878
    Monroe in 1878
  • Monroe's single store
    Monroe's single store
  • Monroe Cemetery
    Monroe Cemetery

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
  2. ^ "USGS detail on Monroe - Variant Citation". Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  4. ^ Kingman Brothers (1878). Combination Atlas Map of Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Lafayette, Indiana: Tippecanoe County Historical Society / Lafayette Printing Company. Retrieved March 30, 2018.


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