A visit to the Monroe Church 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 Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Monroe Church Cemetery:
40.2451, -77.9319
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Monroe Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Monroe Church Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County<2>.
The county seat for Huntingdon County is located in Huntingdon. Huntingdon lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Monroe Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Monroe Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Monroe Church Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monroe Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rockhill IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rockhill IOOF Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill IOOF Cemetery
- Swartz Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Swartz Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swartz Cemetery
- Bare - Garver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bare - Garver Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bare - Garver Cemetery
- Flasher Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chilcoat Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Orbisonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Orbisonia Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orbisonia Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Orbisonia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Orbisonia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977868 <5>
- Kyler Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kyler Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyler Family Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Old Logan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Logan Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Logan Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gilliland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gilliland Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliland Cemetery
- Sugar Run Brethren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
- Saltillo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Saltillo Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo Cemetery
- Three Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Three Springs Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Springs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Three Springs Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Three Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1976980 <5>
- Duffey Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Duffey Family Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duffey Family Cemetery
- Bolinger Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shirley Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shirley Home Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley Home Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Gilboa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilboa Cemetery is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilboa 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 Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monroe Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockhill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rockhill is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 361 people
- Rockhill has also been known as:
- Rockhill Furnace
- Pogue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pogue is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pogue
- Orbisonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Saltillo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
- Three Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shirleysburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shade Gap
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cassville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Rocky Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ridge is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
- Selea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Selea is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selea
- Coles ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Coles is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coles
- Kimmel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kimmel is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmel
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Joller ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Joller is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joller
- Aughwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aughwick is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aughwick
- Todd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Todd is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
- Cooks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cooks is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks
- Maddensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Maddensville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddensville
- Neelyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Neelyton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelyton
- Colfax
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
- Robertsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Robertsdale is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertsdale
- Waterfall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dry Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Run is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Run
- Mapleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mapleton is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Mount Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Birdville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Birdville is located in Huntingdon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdville
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 Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Huntingdon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monroe Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Mount Union
- Orbisonia
- Shirleysburg
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 Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Pennsylvania:
- Pages specific to Huntingdon 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 Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1847173 (Monroe Church Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1847173 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: Huntingdon
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Orbisonia
- Location given for Monroe Church Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.2450803 Lon: -77.9319432
- 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 Pennsylvania's counties, including Huntingdon, 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- Monroe Church 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. |
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