In March 1891, the Green County Court of Judge John. R. Bennett heard a petition by the residence of Monticello to become incorporated with the state. The court noted the lawyer for the residents, A.S. Douglas, has all the appropriate papers and surveys complete. The territory of the new village of Monticello was described as “Commencing at a point twenty three chains south of the north quarter post of Section No. Eighteen in town ship No. Three range eight east in said county of Green, thence east seventy one chains, thence north eighty chains, thence east eighty chains, thence south eighty chains, thence east nine chains to the place of beginning, containing one square mile and being in the Town of Mt. Pleasant in said County of Green and State of Wisconsin, shall be an incorporated village under the name of this Village of Monticello”. Inspectors of  elections were chosen as Orrin Bacon, E.F. Wright and J.C. Steinman and were duly sworn in by the judge.