Editing Monroe, Adams County, Indiana (section)

==History==
Monroe was [[plat]]ted in 1847.<ref>{{cite book|last=Baker|first=Ronald L.|title=From Needmore to Prosperity: Hoosier Place Names in Folklore and History|url=https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake|url-access=registration|date=October 1995|publisher=Indiana University Press|isbn=978-0-253-32866-3|page=[https://archive.org/details/fromneedmoretopr00bake/page/224 224]|quote=This town was platted in 1847 by John Everhart...}}</ref> It was named for [[James Monroe]], fifth President of the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=5548 | title=Profile for Monroe, IN | publisher=[[ePodunk]] | accessdate=August 26, 2014}}</ref>

Monroe was originally the Adams County seat but this was moved to [[Decatur, Indiana|Decatur]] after flooding problems in the town.{{Citation needed|date=January 2017}}

The Monroe area has consistently been the American region with the highest percentage of people descended from those of [[Swiss Americans|Swiss]] nationality. Most local residents who have Swiss heritage are of [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] faith, or have [[Swiss Mennonite]] and [[Swiss Amish]] backgrounds, as this area of Indiana was settled by Swiss Anabaptists in the 1800s. Local Amish still speak a [[Swiss German]] dialect, which is distinct from most other Amish, who speak a Pennsylvania German dialect.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}