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.
Monroe | |
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 Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana | |
  Monroe Location in Tippecanoe County | |
| Coordinates: 40°17′11″N 086°44′07″W / 40.28639°N 86.73528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Tippecanoe |
| Township | Lauramie |
| Elevation | 787 ft (240 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47905 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 439339[1] |
History edit
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 edit
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.
Gallery edit
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Monroe in 1878 -
Monroe's single store -
Monroe Cemetery
References edit
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monroe, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
- ^ "USGS detail on Monroe - Variant Citation". Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ^ 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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