Monoquet, Indiana

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Monoquet, Indiana
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Monoquet
Coordinates: 41°17′22″N85°51′42″W / 41.28944°N 85.86167°W / 41.28944; -85.86167
Country United States
State Indiana
County Kosciusko
Township Plain
Elevation
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846 ft (258 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46582
FIPS code 18-50184 [2]
GNIS feature ID439337 [1]

Monoquet is an unincorporated community in Plain Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1]

History

Monoquet [muh-NUH-kwet] was laid out in 1834, later being founded in 1844 [3] when a post office was established on January 29, 1844; closed on April 17, 1851. [4]

The village was named after the Potawatomi Chief Monoquet of the Tippecanoe. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monoquet, Indiana
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. 1 2 Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History . Indiana University Press. p.  224. ISBN   978-0-253-32866-3. This village was laid out in 1834...
  4. Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 642.