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Welcome to Monoquet ...

Monoquet is located in Kosciusko County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Monoquet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1844.

Monoquet is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Monoquet lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Monoquet (for example, toward Hamlet), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities near Monoquet ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Monoquet.

  • Goshen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Nappanee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Winona Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bremen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Ligonier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Syracuse
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Wakarusa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bourbon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • South Whitley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Milford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Milford is located in Kosciusko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Monoquet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Monoquet.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Monoquet. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monoquet.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monoquet. See our Newspapers Page for Monoquet.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monoquet ...

Looking for more information about Monoquet? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Monoquet, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Monoquet.

Adding Monoquet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monoquet in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Monoquet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Monoquet post office opened in 1844. The Monoquet post office closed in 1851.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monoquet.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Kosciusko, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Monoquet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/