Monnett is an

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in Dallas Township,

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, United States. The zipcode assigned to Monnett by the United States Postal Service is 43302, a Marion county zipcode, although Monnett is located inside Crawford County.The population of Monnett (located between both Monnett signs on SR 294) as of 2017 is roughly between 40-45 residents.

History

Monnett was established as a livestock loading stop by brothers Ephraim, Oliver and Mervin J. Monnett (some sources list as Monnette after 1900) along the Toledo and Ohio Central Railway in the 1870s. The Monnett family was Crawford County's largest land owning family between 1860 and 1880, and their cattle shipments to

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were large enough to make overland drives to Bucyrus impractical. The establishment of Monnett allowed them to ship directly from the heart of their holdings. The community at one time was home to the Dallas Township School before it was consolidated with Mt. Zion School.The

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once operated a Monnett substation for general mail delivery and outgoing mail. The community also provided local farmers with access to a general merchandise store through the early 20th century. Dallas Township Volunteer Fire Department is located in the center of Monnett.

Geography

Monnett is located at , on Monnett New Winchester Road, Ohio State Route 294, about mid way between OH State Rt. 4 and OH State Rt. 98.

Notable person

Orra E. Monnette Orra Eugene Monnette (1873–1936) was an attorney, author and banker. Monnette was also the founder of the Bank of America, L.A. Early life Orra E. Monnette was born in southern Crawford County, Ohio to Mervin J. Monnette and Olive Hull Monnette. ...

, Co-founder of

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