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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 Monroe (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 Monroe. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Monroe is located in Franklin County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Franklin County: Adams, Amite, Jefferson, Lincoln & Wilkinson.

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

  • Franklin County     (The home county of Monroe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Bude
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Bude is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bude
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 987 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bude <1>
    • Eddiceton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eddiceton is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddiceton
    • Meadville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • McCall Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Roxie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • White Apple
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • White Apple is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
    • Hamburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Knoxville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Knoxville is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
    • Garden City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Jeannette
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jeannette is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
    • Selma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Selma is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
    • Washington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Washington is located in Adams County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Amite County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Mount Olive
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Olive is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
    • Brookside
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Brookside is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • O'Neil
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • O'Neil is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
    • Bewelcome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Bewelcome is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bewelcome
    • Thompson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Thompson is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
    • Crosby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Liberty is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 634 people
    • Gloster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McElveen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • McElveen is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElveen
    • Glading
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Glading is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glading
    • Huron
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Huron is located in Amite County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
  • Copiah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Allen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Bowerton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Bowerton is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowerton
    • Wesson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Glancy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Glancy is located in Copiah County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glancy
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Fayette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Harriston
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Lick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Lick is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Cobbs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Cobbs is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbs
    • Caseyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • Norfield
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Norfield is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfield
    • Brookhaven
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • New Sight
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • New Sight is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sight
    • Montgomery
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Montgomery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
    • Wellman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Wellman is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellman
  • Pike County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bear Town is located in Pike County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Town
    • McComb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilkinson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Rosetta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosetta is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosetta
    • Wilkinson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilkinson is located in Wilkinson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson
    • Centreville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Monroe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroe.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Monroe - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Mulkey Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Lee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Midway Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cassedy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • McGee Burnett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • McDonald Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Montgomery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (676 more) ...
    • Rocky Point Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eddicetown Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sullivan Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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.<4>

While we didn't find Monroe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monroe.

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

  • Meadville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Little Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Springs is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Springs
  • Veto
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Veto is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
  • Zion Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Zion Hill is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill
  • O'Neil
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • O'Neil is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neil
  • Smithdale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithdale is located in Amite County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithdale
  • Kennolia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennolia is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennolia
  • Union Church
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Union Church is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Church
  • Orange
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Orange is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Roxie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • White Apple
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • White Apple is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple
  • Auburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Auburn is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Hamburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hamburg is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
    • Caseyville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Caseyville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caseyville
    • McNair
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • McNair is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNair

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

Newspapers Published in Monroe ...

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 64 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monroe, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monroe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monroe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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 Monroe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.