Monitor, Indiana

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Monitor, Indiana
Map of Indiana highlighting Tippecanoe County.svg
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
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Monitor
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°25′11″N86°45′23″W / 40.41972°N 86.75639°W / 40.41972; -86.75639
Country United States
State Indiana
County Tippecanoe
Township Perry
Elevation
[1]
591 ft (180 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47905
Area code 765
GNIS feature ID439326 [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]


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Monitor in 1878

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monitor, Indiana
  2. Schumpert, Larry (March 4, 1969). "Old Tippecanoe Towns Brought To Mind By Yorktown Demise". Lafayette Journal and Courier.
  3. "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
  4. "Man arrested in fire case". WLFI. June 26, 2010. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.