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:
37.2732, -78.3222
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 Prince Edward County<2>.
The county seat for Prince Edward County is located in Farmville. Farmville lies just to the west northwest 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 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Monroe Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monroe Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Jamestown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- High Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The High Bridge Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bridge Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Bagby Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bagby Memorial Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagby Memorial Cemetery
- Star Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Star Hope Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Friedman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Friedman Cemetery is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedman Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Seminary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Seminary Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary Cemetery
- New Wit Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The New Wit Cemetery is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wit Cemetery
- Sunset Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunset Hill Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hill Cemetery
- Vaughns Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaughns Cemetery is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughns Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Farmville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hampden - Sydney is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampden - Sydney
- Blake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blake Village is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake Village
- Burkeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cotton Town is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Town
- Green Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tuggle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tuggle is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuggle
- Guinea Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Guinea Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea Mills
- Rodophil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rodophil is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodophil
- Meherrin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Meherrin is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meherrin
- Crewe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Curdsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curdsville is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curdsville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sheppards
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sheppards is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheppards
- Paineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Paineville is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paineville
- Five Forks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Abilene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Abilene is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
- Nutbush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Nutbush is located in Lunenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nutbush
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Darlington Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Darlington Heights is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington Heights
- Winnie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Winnie is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Hurtsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hurtsville is located in Appomattox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsville
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 Prince Edward County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monroe Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Amelia Court House
- Burkeville
- Crewe
- Crewe lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Monroe Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Crewe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewe
- Cumberland
- Farmville
- Hampden - Sydney
- Victoria
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 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Prince Edward 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 #1492311 (Monroe Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1492311 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: Prince Edward
- Est. Elev: 96 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rice
- Location given for Monroe Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2732087 Lon: -78.3222174
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Prince Edward, 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 things 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. |