A visit to the Montrose 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 Montrose Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Montrose Cemetery:
40.5345, -91.4218
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Montrose Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Montrose Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
Open a Google Map centered on the Montrose Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Montrose Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Montrose Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- F Simonin Grounds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boyd & Peevler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Smith Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Smith Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Family Cemetery
- Dundey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Dundey Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundey Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Galland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Galland Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland Cemetery
- Old Nauvoo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Nauvoo Cemetery
- The Old Nauvoo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marks Cemetery
- Miller Hill Cemetery
- Old Mormon Cemetery
- Old Pioneer Cemetery
- Parley Street Cemetery
- Pioneer Burial Grounds
- Pioneer Cemetery
- Pioneer Saint Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #107486 <5>
- Nauvoo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo Cemetery
- The Nauvoo Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nauvoo City Cemetery
- Nauvoo Two Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177534 <5>
- Nauvoo Old Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- St.s Peter & Paul Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rudd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rudd Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd Cemetery
- New Boston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Boston Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Ambrosia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ambrosia Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrosia Cemetery
- Dudley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dudley Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley Cemetery
- Colvin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Colvin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvin Cemetery
- Sandusky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sandusky Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky Cemetery
- Viele Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Viele Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viele Cemetery
- Half Breed Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Half Breed Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Breed Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The South Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Sandinavian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandinavian Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandinavian Cemetery
- Scandinavian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hickory Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Cemetery
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 Montrose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Montrose Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Montrose
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Nauvoo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Galland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galland is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galland
- New Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Boston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Boston
- Jeffersonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jeffersonville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Charleston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Charleston is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
- Argyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vincennes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Vincennes is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincennes
- Keokuk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Powellton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Powellton is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellton
- Fort Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Saint Francisville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Francisville is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Francisville
- Niota
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Hamilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Donnellson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sawyer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sawyer is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Former names for Sawyer:
- Atlee
- Edwards
- Dumas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dumas is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas
- Wayland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland is located in Clark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Alexandria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Warsaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pontoosuc
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pontoosuc is located in Hancock County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontoosuc
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 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 Montrose Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Montrose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexandria
- Donnellson
- Fort Madison
- Hamilton
- Keokuk
- Montrose
- Nauvoo
- Warsaw
- Wayland
- West Point
Websites to help with your 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Montrose Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Montrose Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459200 (Montrose Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459200 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nauvoo
- Location given for Montrose Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.5344865 Lon: -91.4218207
- 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 Lee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montrose 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. |