Monroe Township, Jefferson County, Indiana
| Monroe Township | |
|---|---|
| Township | |
 Location in Jefferson County |
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| Coordinates: 38°52′16″N 85°24′58″W / 38.87111°N 85.41611°WCoordinates: 38°52′16″N 85°24′58″W / 38.87111°N 85.41611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Jefferson |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.62 sq mi (94.8 km2) |
| • Land | 36.6 sq mi (95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) 0.08% |
| Elevation | 866 ft (264 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 374 |
| • Density | 10.2/sq mi (3.9/km2) |
| GNIS feature ID | 0453640 |
Monroe Township is one of ten townships in Jefferson County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 374 and it contained 176 housing units.
Monroe was the next-to-last township created by the Jefferson County commissioners. It was carved from Lancaster Township on March 11, 1842. Much of township became part of the former Jefferson Proving Ground and a substantial part of the population relocated. As a result, there are few institutions or businesses remaining. The Hebron Baptist and Liberty Christian Churches are the only churches and there are no schools or post offices in Monroe Township.
Monroe has had the following post offices: Alberta: (May 4, 1893-Jan. 31, 1899) Belleview: (March 15, 1890-May 31, 1906). Its name was changed from Mud Lick; Big Creek: (Aug. 11, 1884-Oct. 31 1889). Re-established (Feb. 10, 1891-Apr. 30, 1903); Bryantsburgh (June 10, 1834-Dec. 12, 1856); Re-commissioned (Jan. 18, 1858-Dec. 10, 1872); Re-established (March 1, 1873-July 29, 1907) The name waschanged to Bryantsburg on June 10, 1893; Calloway (May 22, 1893-Apr. 15, 1901); Evans Rural Station (Oct. 1, 1902-Sept. 30, 1934) Faulkner (July 7, 1882-Apr. 30, 1903) How (Dec. 15, 1884-Oct. 15, 1895); Ridpath: (Sept. 17, 1897-April 30, 1903).
Discontinued churches in the township include an Adventist Church that was meeting in the township in 1889. Its dates are not known. The Big Creek Methodist Church was founded about Dec. 5, 1842 when trustees purchased land for a building. Its cemetery was moved to Madison in 1941. Bryantsburg Presbyterian Church, an offshoot of the Monroe Presbyterian Church, was formed by Sept. 22, 1854 when its trustees acquired land from the parent congregation. Bryantsburg failed by April 30, 1867, when its trustees sold the church property. The Mt. Zion Pilgrim Holiness Church formed by May 2, 1922 when the congregation elected trustees. The Marble Methodist Church, later called Marble Valley and Old Marble, opened on May 28, 1859, according to the June 2, 1859 issue of the Madison Courier. The Union Methodist Church first elected trustees on March 3, 1855. Located on the east side of the Michigan Road, just south of Belleview, it was still active in 1916.
Another church, the Monroe Presbyterian Church, combined with the Smyrna Presbyterian Church when its site was taken in the creation of the Jefferson Proving Ground. It was originally called Middlefork Presbyterian when the first members joined on Sept. 25, 1830. The name was changed to Lancaster Presbyterian in 1833 as Monroe was still part of Lancaster Township. The church divided on June 22, 1839 with the Old School Presbyterian group calling itself the Lancaster Presbyterian Church and the New School quickly adopting the name Monroe. The bodies united in 1870 under the name Monroe.
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