Monitor, Indiana | |
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 Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana | |
  Monitor Location in Tippecanoe County | |
| Coordinates: 40°25′11″N 86°45′23″W / 40.41972°N 86.75639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Tippecanoe |
| Township | Perry |
| Elevation | 591 ft (180 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 47905 |
| Area code | 765 |
| GNIS feature ID | 439326[1] |
Monitor is a small unincorporated community in Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[1]
History
The town's original name was Cynthyana.[2]
A post office was established at Monitor in 1864, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[3]
The former Monitor schoolhouse was used as a drug addiction treatment facility until 2007. In 2010 it was set on fire in an arson incident.[4]
Monitor in 1878
References
- 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monitor, Indiana
- ↑ Schumpert, Larry (March 4, 1969). "Old Tippecanoe Towns Brought To Mind By Yorktown Demise". Lafayette Journal and Courier.
- ↑ "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- ↑ "Man arrested in fire case". WLFI. June 26, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
Municipalities and communities of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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