Monoquet, Indiana
Unincorporated community
Monoquet is located in Indiana
Monoquet
Monoquet
Monoquet is located in the United States
Monoquet
Monoquet
Coordinates: 41°17′22″N 85°51′42″W / 41.28944°N 85.86167°W / 41.28944; -85.86167
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyKosciusko
TownshipPlain
Elevation
[1]
846 ft (258 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
46582
FIPS code18-50184[2]
GNIS feature ID439337

Monoquet is an unincorporated community in Plain Township, Kosciusko County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.[3]

History

Monoquet [muh-NUH-kwet] was laid out in 1834, later being founded in 1844[4] when a post office was established on January 29, 1844; closed on April 17, 1851.[5]

The village was named after the Potawatomi Chief Monoquet of the Tippecanoe.[4]

Geography

Monoquet is located at 41°17′22″N 85°51′42″W / 41.28944°N 85.86167°W / 41.28944; -85.86167.

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Monoquet, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 17, 2009.
  4. 1 2 Baker, Ronald L. (October 1995). From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History. Indiana University Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-253-32866-3. This village was laid out in 1834...
  5. ↑ Biographical and Historical Record of Kosciusko County, Indiana. Lewis Publishing Company. 1887. p. 642.


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