unincorporated community
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Tippecanoe County Tippecanoe ( ) may refer to several places or things in the United States:
* The 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe in Indiana
* A nickname for William Henry Harrison (U.S. President March 1841–April 1841) from his role in the battle
** Tippecanoe and Tyl ...
, in the
U.S. state
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of
Indiana
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. The community is part of the
Lafayette, Indiana
Lafayette ( ) is a city in and is the county seat of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, located northwest of Indianapolis and southeast of Chicago. According to the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of Lafayette ...
A post office was established under the name Huntersville in 1836; it was renamed Monroe in 1840, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1853.
Monroe originally included three northwest/southeast streets (Darlington, Main, and Patterson) and three northeast/southwest streets (Fayette, Columbia, and Lauramie).
Geography
Monroe stands in mostly open farmland at the intersection of
US Route 52
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and County Road 900 South, about 10 miles southeast of the city of Lafayette and less than two miles east of the town of
Stockwell
Stockwell is a district located in South London, part of the London Borough of Lambeth, England. It is situated south of Charing Cross.
History
The name Stockwell is likely to have originated from a local well, with "stoc" being Old Englis ...
. Monroe Cemetery is on the west side of town, and Lauramie Creek flows westward just to the south.
Gallery
File:Monroe, Indiana 1878.png, Monroe in 1878
File:Monroe Stop-N-Go.jpg, Monroe's single store
File:Monroe Cemetery, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.jpg, Monroe Cemetery