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Monroe’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Monroe. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Monroe Township is one of eleven townships in Howard County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,325, down from 1,407 in 2010.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,407 to 1,325 (-6%). Half of its homes were built before 1975.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Monroe yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Monroe’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Monroe

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Ryan WhiteRyan WhiteKokomo · 10 miStrother MartinStrother MartinKokomo · 10 miNorman BridwellNorman BridwellKokomo · 10 miLeRoy SamseLeRoy SamseKokomo · 10 miAJAhmed JohnsonKokomo · 10 miElwood HillisElwood HillisKokomo · 10 mi
By decade

Monroe, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Monroe is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Monroe has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Russiaville Interurban Depot in Russiaville, 3.5 miles away.

Monroe and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Monroe. Tap a dot.
Russiaville Interurban DepotHenry W. Smith HouseAmerican House HotelBurlington Township No. 9 SchoolJohn Young HouseKokomo County Club Golf Course

Closest to Monroe

Russiaville Interurban DepotRussiaville · Building3.5miHenry W. Smith HouseClay · Gothic Revival · Built 18594.8miAmerican House HotelBurlington · Building4.9miBurlington Township No. 9 SchoolBurlington · Building5.2miJohn Young HouseWarren · Greek Revival7.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Russiaville Interurban Depot’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Monroe?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Monroe’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Russiaville📜 Honey Creek📜 Ervin📜 Burlington
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