Monitor, Indiana

Monitor, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
Monitor is located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Monitor
Monitor
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°25′11″N 86°45′23″W / 40.41972°N 86.75639°W / 40.41972; -86.75639
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyTippecanoe
TownshipPerry
Elevation
[1]
591 ft (180 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
47905
Area code765
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]


Monitor in 1878

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.