A visit to the Monroe Center 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 Center Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Monroe Center Cemetery:
44.1183, -89.9504
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Monroe Center Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Monroe Center Cemetery is located in Adams County<2>.
The county seat for Adams County is located in Friendship. Friendship lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Monroe Center Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Monroe Center Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Monroe Center Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Monroe Center Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Searles Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Strongs Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Edwardson Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardson Cemetery
- Novotny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Novotny Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novotny Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- West Arkdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Arkdale Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Arkdale Cemetery
- South Arkdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- East Arkdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The East Arkdale Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Arkdale Cemetery
- Cottonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cottonville Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville Cemetery
- Bayview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bayview Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bayview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Necedah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #342321 <5>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dellwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Dellwood Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dellwood Cemetery
- Niebull Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Niebull Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niebull Cemetery
- St. Francis of Assisi Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Green Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Mt. Repose Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Repose Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Repose Cemetery
- St. Leos Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Leos Cemetery is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Leos Cemetery
- Spring Branch Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Monroe Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Monroe Center Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Strongs Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- New Miner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- Arkdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Big Flats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Necedah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Necedah is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necedah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 923 people
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Sprague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Adams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adams is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Nekoosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Nekoosa is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
- Leola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leola is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leola
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Port Edwards
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Port Edwards is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Edwards
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,752 people
- Mather
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- Pilot Knob ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pilot Knob is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Shennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- New Lisbon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
- Lake Wazeecha
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Grand Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
- Wisconsin Rapids
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Wisconsin Rapids is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wisconsin Rapids
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,555 people
- Camp Douglas
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Hancock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 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 Center Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Adams County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Monroe Center Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adams
- Adams lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Monroe Center Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Friendship
- Hancock
- Mauston
- Necedah
- Nekoosa
- New Lisbon
- Wisconsin Rapids
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 Center Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Wisconsin:
- Pages specific to Adams 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 Center Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1569659 (Monroe Center Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1569659 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: Adams
- Est. Elev: 284 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arkdale
- Location given for Monroe Center Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.1182998 Lon: -89.9504058
- 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 Wisconsin's counties, including Adams, 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- Monroe Center 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. |