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The Village of Monroe was platted in 1817 by John H. Piatt and Nathaniel Sackett, Jr.
Mr. Piatt was a merchant in Cincinnati. During the War of 1812 he was the largest army contractor in the West. He never lived in Monroe; his interest was strictly financial.

Nathaniel Sackett, Jr. was the man who actually settled in Monroe and guided its growth during the early years. He and his family came to Ohio in 1816. Mr. Sackett purchased a farm owned by John Baker, atop what was known as Baker's Hill. This was to become the site of old Monroe. The Sackett family lived in Baker's double log house for many years. Since he was the local preacher for the Methodist group, or "Class" as it was called, one room of the cabin served as a place of worship until a frame church could be built on the same site as the present church.

 The first plat of Monroe had a Main Street (now Old Street) with three cross streets (now Lebanon, Church, and Elm). The town was named for President James Monroe who took office the same year. In the early years, Monroe was mainly a farming community. Located halfway between Cincinnati and Dayton, it was also a major stagecoach stop on the Great Miami Turnpike.
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