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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.

Name Variations for Monroe ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Over the years, Monroe had several name changes:

  • Prior to its current name of Monroe, it was known as Alma.
  • Before changing to Alma, it was named South Bend.
  • The city of Monroe was originally named South Bend

In addition to the above names, Monroe had a past name of Monkey Town.

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.

A Few Details for Monroe ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Monroe was established in 1864.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 west contained birth and death records; the county to the north 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 Sevier County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Sevier County: Beaver, Emery, Millard, Piute, Sanpete & Wayne.

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:

  • Sevier County     (The home county of Monroe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Austin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
      • Austin is located in Sevier County
      • Austin has also been known as:
      • Frog Town
    • Elsinore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Central Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Valley
      • Central Valley is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
      • Former names for Central Valley:
      • Central
      • Inverury
    • Joseph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joseph
      • Joseph is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Annabella
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Sevier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sevier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevier
      • Sevier is located in Sevier County
    • Richfield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Glenwood
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Venice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venice
      • Venice is located in Sevier County
    • Burrville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
      • Burrville is located in Sevier County
    • Koosharem
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Koosharem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koosharem
      • Koosharem is located in Sevier County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Koosharem <1>
    • Sigurd
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaver County
    • Sulphurdale ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphurdale
      • Sulphurdale is located in Beaver County
  • Millard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Kanosh Indian Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanosh Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanosh Indian Village
      • Kanosh Indian Village is located in Millard County
    • Kanosh
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hatton ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
      • Hatton is located in Millard County
      • Former names for Hatton:
      • Corn Creek
      • Lower Corn Creek
      • Petersburg
    • Meadow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
      • Meadow is located in Millard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
    • Cove Fort ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Fort
      • Cove Fort is located in Millard County
      • Cove Fort has also been known as:
      • Charles Willden's Fort
    • Fillmore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Piute County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Hoovers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoovers
      • Hoovers is located in Piute County
    • Pittsburg ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Piute County
    • Thompsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thompsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
      • Thompsonville is located in Piute County
    • Marysvale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysvale
      • Marysvale is located in Piute County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysvale <1>
    • Greenwich
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
      • Greenwich is located in Piute County
    • Kimberly ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kimberly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
      • Kimberly is located in Piute County
    • Lower Kimberly ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Kimberly
      • Lower Kimberly is located in Piute County
    • Alunite ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alunite
      • Alunite is located in Piute County
    • Angle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angle
      • Angle is located in Piute County
      • Former names for Angle:
      • Lower Grass Valley
      • Spring Creek
    • Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Wayne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
    • Fremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Loa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loa
      • Loa is located in Wayne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 579 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loa <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of 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 14 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Monroe. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Monroe and those printed in the larger area surrounding Monroe.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<4> of Monroe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.

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

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Monroe had a population of 880 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Monroe had a population of 2,383 people.

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

  • Elsinore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Annabella
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Richfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Glenwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Burrville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrville
    • Burrville is located in Sevier County
  • Marysvale
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysvale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysvale
    • Marysvale is located in Piute County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 448 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysvale <1>
  • Sigurd
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenwich
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Piute County
  • Kanosh
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
    • Meadow is located in Millard County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Fillmore
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Salina
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Kingston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Fremont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monroe. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sevier County: www.sevierutah.net/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/

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 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Monroe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monroe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6303, Longitude: -112.1214    
<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>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.




 

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