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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Monroe (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 Monroe. 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.

Name Variations for Monroe ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

In past government published Postal Guides, Monroe was referred to as Monroe Courthouse.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Monroe. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Monroe.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.

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 hospitals and 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.

Monroe is located in Walton County and is the County Seat.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Walton County: Barrow, Gwinnett, Morgan, Newton, Oconee & Rockdale.

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

  • Walton County     (The home county of Monroe)
  • Barrow County
  • Butts County
  • Clarke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Cleveland Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
    • Pine Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pine Lake is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
      • Estimated population in 2019: 754 people
    • Riverside
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverside is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Estimated population in 2016: 35 people
    • Jefferson Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jefferson Valley is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Valley
      • Estimated population in 2019: 939 people
    • Chamberlin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
    • Athens
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington Heights
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Lexington Heights is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 228 people
    • Cedar Shoals Estates
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Shoals Estates is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shoals Estates
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 74 people
    • Winterville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • DeKalb County
  • Greene County
  • Gwinnett County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Loganville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Grayson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dacula
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Robin Ridge
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
    • Centerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Norris Lake Shores
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Norris Lake Shores is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Lake Shores
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 59 people
    • Snellville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Twin Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Twin Village is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Village
    • Broxton Woods
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Broxton Woods is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broxton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,196 people
    • Lawrenceville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Stonemont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Stonemont is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonemont
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,281 people
    • Bethesda
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Bethesda is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda
      • Estimated population in 2019: 725 people
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Chestnut Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Klondike
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Klondike is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klondike
    • Candler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Candler is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candler
    • Sugar Hill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Flowery Branch
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Gay Lan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
      • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
    • Woodbridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodbridge is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
    • Blackshear Place
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Blackshear Place is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshear Place
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,527 people
  • Henry County
    • Whitehouse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Whitehouse is located in Henry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 6,792 people
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Attica
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Talasee ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Talasee is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talasee
      • Estimated population in 2019: 848 people
    • Braselton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Hoschton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Arcade
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Arcade is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
    • Jefferson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Pendergrass
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Talmo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Nicholson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Dry Pond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Dry Pond is located in Jackson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Pond
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,881 people
    • Holly Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Jasper County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Calvin
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Calvin is located in Jasper County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
      • Estimated population in 2019: 126 people
    • Shady Dale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Madison County
  • Morgan County
  • Newton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • East Wood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • East Wood is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wood
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,725 people
    • Hub Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Essex Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Essex Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex Village
    • Oxford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Dixie Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Dixie Village is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Village
    • Covington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newton Woods
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Newton Woods is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Woods
      • Estimated population in 2019: 575 people
    • Porterdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Mansfield Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Mansfield Estates is located in Newton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 442 people
    • Mansfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Newborn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Oconee County
  • Oglethorpe County
  • Rockdale County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Zingara
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Milstead
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Milstead is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milstead
      • Estimated population in 2018: 39,217 people
    • Conyers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Lakeview Estates
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview Estates is located in Rockdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Estates

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

Cemeteries Near Monroe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroe.

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 Monroe - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Eastview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Phillips Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hill Haven Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Dickinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Westlawn Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Peters Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Ramey - Hester Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (515 more) ...
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Brewer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Monroe had a population of 983 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Monroe had a population of 13,979 people.

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

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Monroe ...

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 27 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Monroe. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Monroe and those printed in the larger area surrounding Monroe.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> of Monroe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Monroe:

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>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 Monroe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Monroe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.