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A visit to the Monahans Memorial Cemetery ...



Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Monahans Memorial Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Monahans Memorial Cemetery (FG ID #2138721)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Monahans Memorial Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Monahans Memorial Cemetery

Lat:   31.5881°   (31° 35' 17")

Lon:   -102.9015°   (-102° 54' 5")

The Monahans Memorial Cemetery is located in Ward County<2>.

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

Name Variations for Monahans Memorial Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Monahans Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Municipal Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Monahans Memorial Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Ward County:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Monahans Memorial Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Monahans Memorial Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monahans Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Monahans
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Thorntonville
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorntonville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorntonville
      • Thorntonville is located in Ward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
    • Wickett
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickett have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickett
      • Wickett is located in Ward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickett <4>
    • Pyote
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Royalty
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Grandfalls
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfalls
      • Grandfalls is located in Ward County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfalls <4>
    • Judkins
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins
      • Judkins is located in Ector County
    • Wink
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wink
      • Wink is located in Winkler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wink <4>
    • Penwell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penwell
      • Penwell is located in Ector County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Penwell <4>
    • Kermit
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheyenne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
      • Cheyenne is located in Winkler County
    • Imperial
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (4 more) ...
      • Notrees
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notrees have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notrees
        • Notrees is located in Ector County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notrees <4>
      • Coyanosa
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyanosa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyanosa
        • Coyanosa is located in Pecos County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coyanosa <4>
      • Abell City
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abell City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abell City
        • Abell City is located in Pecos County
      • West Odessa
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Odessa
        • West Odessa is located in Ector County

    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 Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Ward County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monahans Memorial Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Grandfalls
    • Kermit
      • Kermit lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Monahans Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Kermit.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
    • Monahans
    • Pyote
      • Pyote lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Monahans Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pyote.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pyote
    • Wink
      • Wink lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Monahans Memorial Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wink.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wink

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 2 that are within 18 miles [29 km] of the Monahans Memorial Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Wilks Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilks Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilks Cemetery
    • Tamarisk Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tamarisk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tamarisk Cemetery is located in Ward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tamarisk Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Monahans Memorial Cemetery:

    The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Ward, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Monahans Memorial Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5881, Longitude: -102.9015    
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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