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Monument City

Ghost town · Huntington County, Indiana

Andrews quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Andrews quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Monument City is a ghost town in Huntington County, Indiana, recorded as human settlement in Indiana, United States of America. It is the only former community in Huntington County recorded on the federal names register, out of 91 across Indiana.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Monument City as a historical populated place: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 40.7637° N, 85.5921° W.

Key facts

Elevation757 ft
Nearest living townMount Etna, IN
Distance to it2.2 miles
Coordinates40.76370, -85.59210

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What's there now

Monument City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mount Etna, IN (population 155), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 757 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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