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:
38.8970, -89.4156
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 Bond County<2>.
The county seat for Bond County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the east southeast of the Montrose Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Montrose Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Montrose Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Montrose Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Halls Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Halls Grove Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Smith Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Grove Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Old Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Jett Number Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jett Number Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett Number Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- New Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- The New Mt. Nebo Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Mount Nebo Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2183416 <5>
- File Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The File Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for File Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Maxey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Maxey Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Cemetery
- Seagraves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Seagraves Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves Cemetery
- Dunkard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunkard Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkard Cemetery
- Hastings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hastings Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings Cemetery
- Elm Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Elm Point Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Point Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Sugg #1 Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sugg #1 Cemetery is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugg #1 Cemetery
- St. Nicholas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Greenville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Smithboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Mound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Mound is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mound
- Reno
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Reno is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Pocahontas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mulberry Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Old Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Ripley is located in Bond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ripley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Donnellson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Panama
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sorento
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pierron
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marydale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Marydale is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Keyesport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hagarstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coffeen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Grantfork
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Grantfork is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantfork
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- New Douglas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Chapman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chapman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Sebastopol
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sebastopol is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastopol
- Taylor Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Rose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Rose is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Rose
- Fillmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walshville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Boulder
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
- Shobonier
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Vandalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alhambra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Bond County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Montrose Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Coffeen
- Greenville
- Highland
- Keyesport
- Mulberry Grove
- Pocahontas
- Sorento
- Vandalia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Illinois:
- Pages specific to Bond 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 #413753 (Montrose Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #413753 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: Bond
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenville
- Location given for Montrose Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8969909 Lon: -89.4156357
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Bond, 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 things 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. |