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:
36.5887, -82.7140
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 Hawkins County<2>.
The county seat for Hawkins County is located in Rogersville. Rogersville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the southwest 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 5 miles [8 km] of the Monroe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monroe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tartar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tartar Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tartar Cemetery
- Larkin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Larkin Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Cemetery
- Davis Larkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Christian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Christian Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Wills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wills Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wills Cemetery
- Bussell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bussell Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussell Cemetery
- Hord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hord Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord Cemetery
- Loyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Loyd Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Kinkead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Kinkead Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkead Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bellamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Sensabaugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sensabaugh Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sensabaugh Cemetery
- Francisco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Francisco Cemetery is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Block City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Church Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Green Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Mount Carmel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Frisco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- New Canton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Greenvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Rotherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Beartown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Greenland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Greenland is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
- Morrison City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Cherokee Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Blossom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blossom is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
- Borden Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- Surgoinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beechwood Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Chimneytop ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
- Fall Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
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 Hawkins County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monroe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Hawkins 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 #1294174 (Monroe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1294174 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: Hawkins
- Est. Elev: 544 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Church Hill
- Location given for Monroe Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.5887092 Lon: -82.714048
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Hawkins, 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> | 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. |