A visit to the Monticello 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 Monticello Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Monticello Cemetery:
38.9951, -94.8357
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Monticello Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Monticello Cemetery is located in Johnson County<2>.
The county seat for Johnson County is located in Olathe. Olathe lies just to the south of the Monticello Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Monticello Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Monticello Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monticello Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Murphy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Maupin Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Maupin Family Cemetery is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maupin Family Cemetery
- Boles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverview Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Bonner Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. John Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Strang Mausoleum
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Strang Mausoleum is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strang Mausoleum
- Lenexa Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lenexa Cemetery is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenexa Cemetery
- Edwardsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Edwardsville Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lenape Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lenape Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenape Cemetery
- Olathe Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Resurrection Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shawnee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shawnee Cemetery is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Cemetery
- Shawnee Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shawnee Indian Cemetery is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Indian Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Pioneer Cemetery is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Pioneer Cemetery
- The Antioch Pioneer Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2169626 <5>
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Grinter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Grinter Cemetery is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Monticello Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monticello Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monticello
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Monticello is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Zarah
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Zarah is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zarah
- Shawnee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wilder
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilder is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder
- Holliday
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holliday is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Lake Quivira
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Quivira is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Quivira
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Loring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Loring is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loring
- Edwardsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bonner Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lenexa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morris is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Grinter Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grinter Heights is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grinter Heights
- Olathe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olathe is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olathe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,665 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olathe <6>
- Merriam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Clearview City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clearview City is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview City
- Overland Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Countryside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Countryside is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Mission
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mission is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,873 people
- Former name for Mission:
- Mission Hill Acres
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mission <6>
- Argentine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Argentine is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentine
- Turner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Turner is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner
- Roeland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Piper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Piper is located in Wyandotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piper
- Linwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Linwood is located in Leavenworth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
- Linwood has also been known as:
- Big Stranger
- Johnny Cake
- Journeycake
- Clare
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Clare is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clare
- Leawood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mission Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mission Hills is also located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,533 people
- Fairway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Basehor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Monticello Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Johnson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monticello Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Argentine
- Bonner Springs
- De Soto
- Lenexa
- Linwood
- Merriam
- Olathe
- Overland Park
- Shawnee
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 Monticello Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kansas:
- Pages specific to Johnson 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 Monticello Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #478873 (Monticello Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #478873 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: Johnson
- Est. Elev: 273 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Edwardsville
- Location given for Monticello Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.029171 Lon: -94.8721864
- 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 Johnson, 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- Monticello 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. |