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
[1]
787 ft (240 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47905
Area code765
GNIS feature ID439339

Monroe is a small unincorporated community in Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[2] The community is part of the Lafayette, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

A post office was established under the name Huntersville[3] in 1836; it was renamed Monroe in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1853.[4]

Monroe originally included three northwest/southeast streets (Darlington, Main, and Patterson) and three northeast/southwest streets (Fayette, Columbia, and Lauramie).[5]

Geography

Monroe is located at 40°17'14" North, 86°44'07" West (40.287222, -86.735278)[6] in Lauramie Township and has an elevation of approximately 785 feet. The town sits in open farmland about 10 miles southeast of the city of Lafayette at the intersection of US Route 52 and County Road 900 South. Monroe Cemetery sits on the west side of town, and Lauramie Creek flows westward just to the south.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "Monroe, Tippecanoe County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  3. ^ "USGS detail on Monroe - Variant Citation". Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  5. ^ Kingman Brothers (1878). Combination Atlas Map of Tippecanoe County, Indiana. Lafayette, Indiana: Tippecanoe County Historical Society / Lafayette Printing Company. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
Monroe in 1878.


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