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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Center Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Monroe Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Monroe Center Cemetery

Lat:   44.6089°   (44° 36' 32")

Lon:   -85.6962°   (-85° 41' 46")

The Monroe Center Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County<2>.

The county seat for Grand Traverse County is located in Traverse City. Traverse City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Monroe Center Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Monroe Center Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Downs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Downs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Downs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Downs Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
  • St. Mary's Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mary's Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Mary's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
  • De Lorme Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the De Lorme Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the De Lorme Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The De Lorme Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Grant Twp. Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Twp. Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Grant Methodist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grant Methodist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grant Methodist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Grant Methodist Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Old Inland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Inland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Inland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Inland Cemetery is located in Benzie County
  • New Inland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Inland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Inland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Inland Cemetery is located in Benzie County
  • Cornell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cornell Cemetery is located in Wexford County
  • Blackman Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackman Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Fowler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Barnum Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnum Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barnum Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Koch Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Koch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Koch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Koch Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Seegmiller Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seegmiller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seegmiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Seegmiller Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • The Memorial Gardens Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
      • The Memorial Gardens Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1060 <5>
    • Linwood Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Linwood Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Colfax Twp. Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Colfax Twp. Cemetery
      • The Colfax Twp. Cemetery is located in Benzie County
      • The Colfax Twp. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Township Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2198382 <5>
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holy Family Cemetery is located in Benzie County
    • Jenny Grave
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jenny Grave
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jenny Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jenny Grave is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Swainston Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swainston Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swainston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Swainston Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Dell Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dell Cemetery is located in Grand Traverse County

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 Monroe Center Cemetery.

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

  • Pavlovic Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavlovic Corner
    • Pavlovic Corner is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Grawn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grawn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grawn
    • Grawn is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grawn <6>
  • Karlin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karlin
    • Karlin is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Interlochen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buckley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bendon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bendon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bendon
    • Bendon is located in Benzie County
  • Kingsley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsley
    • Kingsley is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,618 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsley <6>
  • Mayfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
    • Mayfield is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Wallin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallin
    • Wallin is located in Benzie County
  • Griner Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Griner Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griner Station
    • Griner Station is located in Benzie County
    • Griner Station has also been known as:
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  • Summit City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit City
    • Summit City is located in Grand Traverse County
  • Nessen City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nessen City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nessen City
    • Nessen City is located in Benzie County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Baxter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baxter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
      • Baxter is located in Wexford County
    • Lake Ann
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
      • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <6>
    • Devils Elbow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Elbow
      • Devils Elbow is located in Grand Traverse County
    • Traverse City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Harlan ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harlan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
      • Harlan is located in Manistee County
    • Bagnall
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bagnall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagnall
      • Bagnall is located in Wexford County
    • Glengary
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glengary
      • Glengary is located in Wexford County
    • Sherman
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Sherman is located in Wexford County
    • Greilickville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greilickville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greilickville
      • Greilickville is located in Leelanau County
    • Platte River
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Platte River. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platte River
      • Platte River is located in Benzie County
    • Thompsonville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Pomona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pomona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
      • Pomona is located in Manistee County
    • Copemish
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Solon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Solon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solon
      • Solon is located in Leelanau County
    • Mesick
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mesick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mesick
      • Mesick is located in Wexford County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mesick <6>
    • Acme
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acme have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
      • Acme is located in Grand Traverse County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acme <6>

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 Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Grand Traverse County.

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

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 Center Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #632574  (Monroe Center Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #632574 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Buckley
    • County: Grand Traverse         Elev: 327
    • Location given for GNIS #632574 (Monroe Center Cemetery)

The official website for Grand Traverse County: www.grandtraverse.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

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 Michigan's counties, including Grand Traverse, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Monroe Center Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.6089, Longitude: -85.6962       In this case, the coordinates for the Monroe Center Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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