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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:

38.9816, -97.9850

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 Lincoln County<2>.

The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Lincoln Center. Lincoln Center lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west 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 15 miles [24.1 km] of the Monroe Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monroe Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Beverly Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Washam Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Washam Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washam Cemetery
  • Hammer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Hammer Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
  • Price Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Price Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
  • Mulberry Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Culver Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Culver Union Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Union Cemetery
    • The Culver Union Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Culver Tripp Cemetery
  • Twin Hills Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Twin Hills Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Hills Cemetery
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The Sunnyside Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Cemetery
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Elkhorn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Elkhorn Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn Cemetery
    • Heiser Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Heiser Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiser Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Ada.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #92421 <5>
    • Union Valley Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Union Valley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley Cemetery
    • St. John Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • The St. John Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
    • Walnut Hill Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • The Walnut Hill Cemetery is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Monroe Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monroe Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Beverly
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Beverly is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Tescott
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tescott is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tescott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Quartzite
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Quartzite is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzite
  • Glendale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Glendale is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
  • Lincoln Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Culver
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Culver is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Ada
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ada is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Milo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Milo is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milo
  • Barnard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Barnard is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 64 people
  • Brewer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brewer is located in Ottawa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer
  • Brookville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Carneiro ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Carneiro is located in Ellsworth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carneiro
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Terra Cotta
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Terra Cotta is located in Ellsworth County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
    • Bavaria
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bavaria is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bavaria
      • Bavaria has also been known as:
      • Houch
    • Alfmil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Alfmil is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfmil
    • Denmark
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Denmark is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denmark
    • Lindsey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Lindsey is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey
      • Lindsey has also been known as:
      • Ayersville
    • Minneapolis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Kanopolis
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Ellsworth
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillips Village ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Phillips Village is located in Saline County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Village
    • Bennington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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 Lincoln County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monroe Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Monroe Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Kansas:
  • Pages specific to Lincoln 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 #476621  (Monroe Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #476621 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: Lincoln
      • Est. Elev: 419 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Juniata
      • Location given for Monroe Cemetery:
      • Lat: 38.9813939     Lon: -97.9850472
      • 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 Kansas' counties, including Lincoln, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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.
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