Monitor, Indiana
Unincorporated community in Indiana, United States
40°25′11″N 86°45′23″W / 40.41972°N 86.75639°W / 40.41972; -86.7563947905
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]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
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Municipalities and communities of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Lafayette
communities
- Ash Grove
- Birmingham
- Cairo
- Concord
- Crumb Corner
- Delp
- Eastwich
- Green Meadows
- Gladens Corner
- Glen Hall
- Klondike
- Meadowbrook
- Monitor
- Monroe
- North Crane
- Octagon
- Odell
- Old Halfway
- Pettit
- South Raub
- Taylor
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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