Monitor, Indiana

Monitor is a small unincorporated community in Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, now virtually extinct.

The town's original name was Cynthyana.[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.[2]

Geography

Monitor is located at 40°25'11" North, 86°45'24" West (40.419722, -86.756667) and has an elevation of approximately 589 feet.

Monitor in 1878

References

  1. Schumpert, Larry (1969-03-04). "Old Tippecanoe Towns Brought To Mind By Yorktown Demise". Lafayette Journal and Courier.
  2. "Man arrested in fire case". WLFI. 2010-06-26.

"Lodi". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2012-04-25.