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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Monarch (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Monarch. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Monarch is located in Sumter County.

To see how the shape of Florida's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sumter County: Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Pasco & Polk.

Below are the counties that are near Monarch. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monarch:

  • Sumter County     (The home county of Monarch)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monarch, with the one closest to Monarch listed first.
    • Wildwood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Coleman
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Orange Home
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
    • Adamsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Adamsville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville
    • Lake Panasoffkee
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oxford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Sumterville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Villages
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Villages is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Villages
    • Bushnell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Center Hill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Wahoo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Wahoo is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Bay Hill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bay Hill is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Hill
  • Citrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monarch, with the one closest to Monarch listed first.
    • Floral City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Inverness
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands South
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Inverness Highlands North
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hernando
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Citrus Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Citrus Hills is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Hills
    • Holder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mannfield ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mannfield is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannfield
    • Beverly Hills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Black Diamond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Black Diamond is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
    • Lecanto
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Pine Ridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Citrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Hernando County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monarch, with the one closest to Monarch listed first.
    • Istachatta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Nobleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Richloam ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Richloam is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richloam
    • Ridge Manor
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lake Lindsey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Lindsey is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Lindsey
    • Hill 'n Dale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hill 'n Dale is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill 'n Dale
    • Ringgold ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ringgold is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
    • Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Brooksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • North Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Brooksville
    • Spring Lake
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Lake is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • South Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Brooksville is located in Hernando County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Brooksville
  • Lake County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monarch, with the one closest to Monarch listed first.
    • Whitney
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Whitney is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
    • Fruitland Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Montclair
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Montclair is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
    • Leesburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lady Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Conant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Carlton Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Carlton Village is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Village
    • Okahumpka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Sunnyside is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Lisbon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lisbon is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Orange Bend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
    • Silver Lake
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Silver Lake is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
  • Marion County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monarch, with the one closest to Monarch listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Danks Corner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Weirsdale
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Belleview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Eastlake Weir
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Candler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Ocklawaha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Silver Springs Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Electra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Electra is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
    • Ocala
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Ocala is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocala
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61,669 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocala <1>
    • Lynne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Lynne is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynne
    • Silver Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monarch, with the one closest to Monarch listed first.
    • Tangerine
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Zellwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Pasco County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monarch, with the one closest to Monarch listed first.
    • Lacoochee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Moss Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Moss Town is located in Pasco County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Town
    • Trilby
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monarch, see our County-by-County Page for Monarch.

Cemeteries Near Monarch ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monarch.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Monarch - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monarch covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monarch, with the one closest to Monarch listed first.

  • Royal Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sumterville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pine Level Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Evergreen Memorial Gardens Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Nichols Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Tema Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lady Lake Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Crum Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cool Spring Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Monarch in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monarch.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Monarch, with the one closest to Monarch listed first.

  • Coleman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Orange Home
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Orange Home is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Home
  • Royal
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Royal is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Bamboo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bamboo is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamboo
  • Sumterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Whitney
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Oxford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Montclair
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
  • Fruitland Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Carlson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Carlson is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlson
  • Leesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Lady Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Conant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Conant is located in Lake County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
    • Rutland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Rutland is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monarch. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monarch.

Newspapers Published in Monarch ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monarch.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monarch, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monarch.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Monarch:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Monarch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monarch) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.