A visit to the Monroe Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
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 Monroe Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Monroe Cemetery:
41.5311, -95.1733
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Monroe Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Monroe Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Monroe Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Monroe Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Monroe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monroe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Altamont Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Walnut Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Clay Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clay Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Twp. Cemetery
- Folck Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Jacobson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Jacobson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobson Cemetery
- Brighton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Carlsen - Larsen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elk Horn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Elk Horn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn Cemetery
- Fairview Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graceland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Newton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Oakfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bowmans Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Bowmans Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmans Grove
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Monroe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monroe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Walnut
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Marne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Horn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kimballton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Avoca
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <6>
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Harlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atlantic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Brayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hancock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Kirkman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Fiscus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Tennant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Exira
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lewis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hamlin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Wiota
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Irwin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Audubon
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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 Monroe Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monroe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlantic
- Audubon
- Avoca
- Exira
- Exira lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Monroe Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Exira.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Kimballton
- Lewis
- Lewis lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Monroe Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lewis.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
- Marne
- Shelby
- Walnut
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Monroe Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Monroe Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982871 (Monroe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982871 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 409 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Prairie Rose Lake
- Location given for Monroe Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5311003 Lon: -95.1733276
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Monroe 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |