A visit to the Monona Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Monona Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Monona Cemetery (FG ID #95490).
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Monona Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Monona Cemetery:
43.0530, -91.3804
The Monona Cemetery is located in Clayton County<2>.
The county seat for Clayton County is located in Elkader. Elkader lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Monona Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Monona Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Monona Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monona Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Cummings Plot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cummings Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Plot
- Luana Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- St. John Lutheran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pioneer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Railroad Employee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Luana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Luana Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luana Cemetery
- Gooding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gooding Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gooding Cemetery
- Council Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smithfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Winkawitsch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Winkawitsch Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkawitsch Cemetery
- Giard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Volney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bailey Plot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bailey Plot is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Plot
- Grand Meadow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eno Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eno Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eno Cemetery
- Sixteen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fry Cemetery is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry Cemetery
- United Brethren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Farmersburg - Wagner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ion Methodist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Monona Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monona Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monona
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Watson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Luana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beulah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Volney
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Farmersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gunder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Olaf
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Postville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McGregor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Marquette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Waukon Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waterville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterville is located in Allamakee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Clayton Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prairie du Chien
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elkader
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Clermont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garnavillo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wyalusing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Charme
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Charme is located in Crawford County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charme
- Elon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Monona Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clayton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monona Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clermont
- Elgin
- Elgin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Monona Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elkader
- Garnavillo
- McGregor
- Monona
- Postville
- Prairie du Chien
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Monona Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Clayton County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Monona Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #95490
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459175 (Monona Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459175 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Clayton
- Est. Elev: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Monona
- Location given for Monona Cemetery:
- Lat: 43.0530383 Lon: -91.380137
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Clayton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monona Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |