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:
40.3292, -94.6058
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 Nodaway County<2>.
The county seat for Nodaway County is located in Maryville. Maryville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Monroe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monroe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Finders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Finders Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finders Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Finders Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Ravenwood and Gentry. The cemetery lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Ravenwood.
- Grantham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Grantham Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantham Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seven Dolors Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Seven Dolors Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Dolors Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Liggett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Liggett Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liggett Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Enyart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Enyart Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enyart Cemetery
- Wilcox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilcox Cemetery is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox Cemetery
- Parnell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Parnell Cemetery is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
- Holmes / Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- St. Columba Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Columba Cemetery is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Columba Cemetery
- The St. Columba Cemetery has also been known as:
- Conception Abbey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2150561 <6>
- High Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The High Ridge Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge Cemetery
- Oxford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oxford Cemetery is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford Cemetery
- DePriest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The DePriest Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DePriest Cemetery
- Hugginsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greenridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Greenridge Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- The Adkins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh / Adkins Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Monroe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monroe Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alanthus Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alanthus Grove is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Grove
- Ravenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ravenwood is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 394 people
- Clyde
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Population from the 2020 Census: 78 people
- Conception Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conception Junction is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conception Junction
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Conception
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oxford is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Parnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stanberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gentry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gentry is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Worth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Worth is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Orrsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orrsburg is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrsburg
- Arkoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arkoe is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Island City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Island City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Gaynor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaynor is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaynor
- Prohibition City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prohibition City is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prohibition City
- Guilford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guilford is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Sheridan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Darlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Darlington is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Grant City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pickering
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pickering is located in Nodaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickering
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Maryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barnard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Albany
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Denver
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Denver is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Ford City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ford City is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
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 Nodaway County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monroe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Barnard
- Clyde
- Conception Junction
- Darlington
- Gentry
- Grant City
- Guilford
- Maryville
- Parnell
- Pickering
- Sheridan
- Stanberry
- Worth
Websites to help with your 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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Nodaway 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 #722531 (Monroe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #722531 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: Nodaway
- Est. Elev: 319 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alanthus Grove
- Location given for Monroe Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.329158 Lon: -94.6057965
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Nodaway, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Ravenwood and Gentry. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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