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A visit to the Monroe County 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 County Cemetery ...

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

41.9178, -83.4708

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

The Monroe County Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.

The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroe. Monroe lies just to the east of the Monroe County Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Monroe County Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Monroe County Cemetery.<4>

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

  • King Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The King Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
  • St. Paul's German Lutheran Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Monroe Twp. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Monroe Twp. Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Twp. Cemetery
  • Albain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Albain Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albain Cemetery
  • Doty Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Doty Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doty Cemetery
  • La Salle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The La Salle Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Salle Cemetery
  • Leonard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Leonard Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
  • Kentucky Soldiers Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rath Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Rath Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rath Cemetery
  • St. Matthew's Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • St. John's Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The St. John's Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's Cemetery
    • Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
    • Woodland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Woodland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
    • Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
    • McCormick Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The McCormick Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCormick Cemetery
    • St. Joseph Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bradford Farm Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bradford Farm Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Farm Cemetery
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Holy Ghost Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • McIntyre Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The McIntyre Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntyre Cemetery

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 County Cemetery.

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

  • Strasburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Strasburg is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • West Monroe
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • West Monroe is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Monroe
  • La Salle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • South Monroe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Monroe is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Monroe
  • Monroe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest Orchard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hillcrest Orchard is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Orchard
  • Grape
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Grape is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape
  • Ida
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Yargerville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Yargerville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yargerville
  • Maybee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Steiner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Steiner is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steiner
  • Lulu
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lulu is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulu
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Luna Pier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Detroit Beach
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Detroit Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit Beach
    • Scofield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Scofield is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scofield
    • Federman ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Federman is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federman
    • Erie
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Woodland Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Beach is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Beach
    • Diann
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Diann is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diann
    • Samaria
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Samaria is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria
    • Vienna
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Vienna is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
    • Havre
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Havre is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havre
    • Grafton ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Grafton is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
    • Temperance
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stony Point
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Stony Point is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Newport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carleton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dundee
      (10 miles [16.1 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 Monroe County Cemetery. The following communities are located in Monroe County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Carleton
  • Dundee
    • Dundee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Monroe County Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dundee.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
  • Erie
    • Erie lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Monroe County Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
  • Ida
    • Ida lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Monroe County Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ida.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Monroe
  • Temperance

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 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 County Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Michigan:
  • Pages specific to Monroe 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 County Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2439375  (Monroe County Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2439375 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: Monroe
      • Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Monroe
      • Location given for Monroe County Cemetery:
      • Lat: 41.9177778     Lon: -83.4708333
      • 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 Michigan's counties, including Monroe, 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- Monroe County 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.