Monitor, Indiana Explained

Monitor, Indiana
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Mapsize:150px
Pushpin Map:USA Indiana Tippecanoe County
Pushpin Label:Monitor
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Tippecanoe County
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Indiana
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Tippecanoe
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Perry
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:591
Coordinates:40.4197°N -86.7564°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:47905
Area Code:765
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:439326

Monitor is a small unincorporated community in Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

History

The town's original name was Cynthyana.

A post office was established at Monitor in 1864, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1902.[1]

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tippecanoe County . Jim Forte Postal History . July 25, 2016.