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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Monrovia (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Monrovia. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Monrovia is located in Atchison County.

To see how the shape of Kansas' counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Atchison County: Brown, Doniphan, Jackson, Jefferson, Leavenworth, Buchanan (MO) & Platte (MO).

Below are the counties that are near Monrovia. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monrovia:

  • Atchison County     (The home county of Monrovia)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monrovia, with the one closest to Monrovia listed first.
    • Farmington
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
      • Farmington is located in Atchison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Farmington
      • From Monrovia to Farmington
    • Effingham
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
      • Effingham is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <3>
    • Lancaster
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
      • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Cummings
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
      • Cummings is located in Atchison County
    • Huron
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Goodintent ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
      • Goodintent is located in Atchison County
    • Muscotah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Arrington
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Atchison
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Potter
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Port Williams
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Port Williams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Williams
      • Port Williams is located in Atchison County
      • Port Williams has also been known as:
      • Williamsport
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Port Williams
      • From Monrovia to Port Williams
    • Oak Mills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oak Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Mills
      • Oak Mills is located in Atchison County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oak Mills
      • From Monrovia to Oak Mills
  • Brown County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monrovia, with the one closest to Monrovia listed first.
    • Everest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Horton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Willis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mercier
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mercier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercier
      • Mercier is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Mercier
      • From Monrovia to Mercier
    • Baker ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baker. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
      • Baker is located in Brown County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Baker
      • From Monrovia to Baker
    • Robinson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Powhattan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
      • Powhattan is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Hiawatha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairview
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Padonia
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hamlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
      • Hamlin is located in Brown County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
      • Hamlin has also been known as:
      • Hamilton
  • Doniphan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monrovia, with the one closest to Monrovia listed first.
    • Purcell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Denton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <3>
    • Doniphan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doniphan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Doniphan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doniphan
      • From Monrovia to Doniphan
    • Petersburgh ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Severance
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bendena
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leona
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leona
      • Leona is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Brenner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Moray
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moray
      • Moray is located in Doniphan County
    • Troy
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Highland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
      • Highland is located in Doniphan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 986 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <3>
    • Fanning
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fanning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning
      • Fanning is located in Doniphan County
    • Palermo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palermo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palermo
      • Palermo is located in Doniphan County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monrovia, with the one closest to Monrovia listed first.
    • Larkinburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Larkinburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinburg
      • Larkinburg is located in Jackson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Larkinburg
      • From Monrovia to Larkinburg
    • Whiting
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiting have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiting
      • Whiting is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
    • Denison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Birmingham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Holton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <3>
    • Netawaka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Mayetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayetta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayetta
      • Mayetta is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayetta <3>
    • Hoyt
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyt
      • Hoyt is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 629 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyt <3>
    • Circleville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monrovia, with the one closest to Monrovia listed first.
    • Nortonville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
      • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <3>
    • Half Mound
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Boyle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boyle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyle
      • Boyle is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Boyle
      • From Monrovia to Boyle
    • Winchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Valley Falls
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Falls
      • Valley Falls is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Valley Falls has also been known as:
      • Sautrelle
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Falls <3>
    • Dunavant
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Shore
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
      • Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County
    • Ozawkie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Oskaloosa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Rock Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Ridge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge
      • Indian Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Hilldale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hilldale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
      • Hilldale is located in Jefferson County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hilldale
      • From Monrovia to Hilldale
    • Lakeside Village
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Jefferson County
  • Leavenworth County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monrovia, with the one closest to Monrovia listed first.
    • Easton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lowemont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lowemont. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowemont
      • Lowemont is located in Leavenworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lowemont
      • From Monrovia to Lowemont
    • Springdale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Springdale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
      • Springdale is located in Leavenworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Springdale
      • From Monrovia to Springdale
    • Kickapoo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kickapoo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kickapoo
      • Kickapoo is located in Leavenworth County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Kickapoo
      • From Monrovia to Kickapoo
    • Jarbalo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leavenworth
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bain City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bain City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain City
      • Bain City is located in Leavenworth County
    • Hoge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoge
      • Hoge is located in Leavenworth County
  • Nemaha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monrovia, with the one closest to Monrovia listed first.
    • Wetmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wetmore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wetmore
      • Wetmore is located in Nemaha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wetmore <3>
    • Granada
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Capioma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buchanan County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monrovia, with the one closest to Monrovia listed first.
    • Lewis and Clark Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis and Clark Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis and Clark Village
      • Lewis and Clark Village is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
    • Rushville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
      • Rushville is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rushville <3>
    • De Kalb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Kalb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
      • De Kalb is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 222 people
    • Faucett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faucett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faucett
      • Faucett is located in Buchanan County (MO)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faucett <3>
    • Willow Brook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Holt County (MO)
    • Forbes
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forbes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
      • Forbes is located in Holt County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Forbes
      • From Monrovia to Forbes
  • Platte County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monrovia, with the one closest to Monrovia listed first.
    • Sugar Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sugar Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Lake
      • Sugar Lake is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sugar Lake
      • From Monrovia to Sugar Lake
    • Iatan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iatan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iatan
      • Iatan is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Weston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
      • Weston is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,834 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <3>
    • West Platte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West Platte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Platte
      • West Platte is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to West Platte
      • From Monrovia to West Platte
    • Woodruff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Stillings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stillings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillings
      • Stillings is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Stillings
      • From Monrovia to Stillings
    • Dearborn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
      • Dearborn is located in Platte County (MO)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <3>
    • East Leavenworth
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monrovia, see our County-by-County Page for Monrovia.

Cemeteries Near Monrovia ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monrovia.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monrovia covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monrovia, with the one closest to Monrovia listed first.

  • Monrovia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Monrovia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Monrovia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Effingham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Effingham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Effingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Robinson Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anns Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anns Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lancaster Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lancaster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lancaster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pardee Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pardee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pardee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Neill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Huron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Huron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Huron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camp Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Nortonville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nortonville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nortonville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • St. Josephs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Josephs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Josephs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Chain Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Monrovia had a population of 104 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Monrovia, with the one closest to Monrovia listed first.

  • Farmington
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington
    • Farmington is located in Atchison County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Farmington
    • From Monrovia to Farmington
  • Effingham
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Effingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effingham
    • Effingham is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 518 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Effingham <3>
  • Lancaster
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lancaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
    • Lancaster is located in Atchison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Cummings
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cummings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings
    • Cummings is located in Atchison County
  • Shannon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
    • Shannon is located in Atchison County
  • Nortonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nortonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nortonville
    • Nortonville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 605 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nortonville <3>
  • Huron
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Hawthorne
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawthorne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorne
    • Hawthorne is located in Atchison County
  • Parnell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parnell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell
    • Parnell is located in Atchison County
  • Goodintent ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodintent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodintent
    • Goodintent is located in Atchison County
  • Muscotah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Arrington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
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    • Purcell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Everest
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Kennekuk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennekuk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennekuk
      • Kennekuk is located in Atchison County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monrovia. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monrovia.

Newspapers Published in Monrovia ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 186 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monrovia.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monrovia, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monrovia.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Monrovia:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monrovia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Atchison County: www.atchisoncountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Monrovia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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- Monrovia) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monrovia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5246, Longitude: -95.3484    









 

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