Our Genealogy Helper
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 Center (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 Center. 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 Center ...
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 occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Monroe Center: Monroe Ctr. (or less commonly used: Monroe Cen., Monroe Cent. or Monroe Cntr.)
You might see Monroe Centre instead of Monroe Center.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Monroe Center. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Monroe Center.
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.
For more information about how community names might have been affected by the Board of Geographic Names (BGN), see our page about Placename Rules.
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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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 Center is located in Adams County.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Adams County: Columbia, Juneau, Marquette, Portage, Sauk, Waushara & Wood.
Below are the counties that are near Monroe Center. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Monroe Center:
- Adams County (The home county of Monroe Center)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Center, with the one closest to Monroe Center listed first.
- Strongs Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Big Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Big Flats is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Flats
- Arkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Rome is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- 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
- Leola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- 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
- 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
- Easton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Easton is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easton
- Plainville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Plainville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainville
- Jackson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Center, with the one closest to Monroe Center listed first.
- City Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- City Point is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Point
- Lapham Junction
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lapham Junction is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapham Junction
- Juneau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Center, with the one closest to Monroe Center listed first.
- New Miner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Miner is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Miner
- 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
- Sprague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sprague is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
- Mather
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- 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
- 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
- Lemonweir
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Lemonweir is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemonweir
- Mauston
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mauston is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
- Hustler
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hustler is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 190 people
- Lyndon Station
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Elroy
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Elroy is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
- Marquette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Center, with the one closest to Monroe Center listed first.
- Westfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Westfield is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Oxford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Marquette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Center, with the one closest to Monroe Center listed first.
- Shennington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shennington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shennington
- Wyeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Wyeville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
- Valley Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Valley Junction is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Junction
- Oakdale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
- Clifton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Warrens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Warrens is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Tomah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Tomah is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
- Kendall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kendall is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Portage County
- Almond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Waushara County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Center, with the one closest to Monroe Center listed first.
- Hancock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hancock is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
- Coloma
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Plainfield
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Plainfield is located in Waushara County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
- Wood County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe Center, with the one closest to Monroe Center listed first.
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Lake Wazeecha
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Wazeecha is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Wazeecha
- Biron
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Biron is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Eight Corners
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Eight Corners is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Corners
- Pittsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pittsville is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Vesper
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Vesper is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vesper
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- Rudolph
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rudolph is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
- Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
- Arpin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arpin is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arpin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Monroe Center, see our County-by-County Page for Monroe Center.
Cemeteries Near Monroe Center ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Monroe Center.
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.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Monroe Center - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Monroe Center covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Monroe Center, with the one closest to Monroe Center listed first.
- Monroe Center Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Strongs Prairie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Novotny Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Searles Prairie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Arkdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Arkdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- South Arkdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bayview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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 <1>
- Continue List (135 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dellwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Niebull Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Monroe Center had a population of 112 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monroe Center, with the one closest to Monroe Center listed first.
- Strongs Prairie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Strongs Prairie is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strongs Prairie
- Arkdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arkdale is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdale
- Roche a Cri ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Roche a Cri is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roche a Cri
- New Rome ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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
- Friendship
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Adams Center ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adams Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Center
- Babcock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Babcock is located in Wood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babcock
- Meadow Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
- Quincy ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Quincy is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- 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
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- 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
- Mather
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mather is located in Juneau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mather
- 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
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Monroe Center. See our List of 1890's Communities around Monroe Center.
Newspapers Published in Monroe Center ...
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 71 newspapers that have been published in the area around Monroe Center.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Monroe Center, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Monroe Center.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Center:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Pages specific to Adams County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Jackson County
- Juneau County
- Marquette County
- Monroe County
- Portage County
- Waushara County
- Wood County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
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> | 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 Center, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Monroe Center) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |