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 (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.
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 hospitals and doctors 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 is located in Green County and is the County Seat.
To see how the shape of Wisconsin's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Green County: Stephenson (IL), Winnebago (IL), Dane, Iowa, Lafayette & Rock.
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:
- Green County (The home county of Monroe)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Twin Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Cadiz
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Browntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Mineral Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Green County
- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Brodhead
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - New Glarus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glarus
- New Glarus is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,136 people
- Attica
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
- Attica is located in Green County
- Dayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Dayton is located in Green County
- Dane County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Belleville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Belleville is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,514 people
- Brooklyn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast) - Basco
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basco
- Basco is located in Dane County
- Paoli
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Stone
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone
- Stone is located in Dane County
- Oak Hall
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hall
- Oak Hall is located in Dane County
- Oregon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast) - Verona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north) - Mount Horeb
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Horeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
- Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
- Fitchburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitchburg
- Fitchburg is located in Dane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,866 people
- Klevenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Klevenville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klevenville
- Klevenville is located in Dane County
- Dunkirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkirk
- Dunkirk is located in Dane County
- Iowa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Moscow
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Moscow is located in Iowa County
- Hollandale
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollandale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollandale
- Hollandale is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Lafayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Woodford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County
- South Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Argyle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Wiota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiota
- Wiota is located in Lafayette County
- Blanchardville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchardville
- Blanchardville is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Gratiot
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Darlington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Darlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
- Darlington is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
- Calamine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calamine
- Calamine is located in Lafayette County
- Shullsburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shullsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
- Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
- Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fort Gratiot. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gratiot
- Fort Gratiot is located in Lafayette County
- Former name for Fort Gratiot:
- Gratiot Grove
- Rock County
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Avon is located in Rock County
- Orfordville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orfordville
- Orfordville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,486 people
- Magnolia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Rock County
- Newark
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east) - Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,556 people
- Footville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Footville
- Footville is located in Rock County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Union
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Hanover
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Rock County
- Cooksville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Cooksville is located in Rock County
- Fulton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Fulton is located in Rock County
- Jo Daviess County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Nora
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
- Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <3>
- Warren
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
- Apple River
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple River
- Apple River is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple River <3>
- Stockton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
- Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
- Ogle County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Baileyville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baileyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileyville
- Baileyville is located in Ogle County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baileyville <3>
- Egan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Egan is located in Ogle County (IL)
- Stephenson County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Oneco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Orangeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <3>
- Winslow
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winslow
- Winslow is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winslow <3>
- Rock Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Afolkey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- McConnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- McConnell is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnell <3>
- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Cedarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 675 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <3>
- Dakota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
- Dakota is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota <3>
- Rock City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast) - Davis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Davis is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 616 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <3>
- Winnebago County (IL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Lake Summerset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Summerset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Summerset
- Lake Summerset is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Durand
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durand
- Durand is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durand <3>
- Pecatonica
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecatonica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecatonica
- Pecatonica is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,065 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pecatonica <3>
- Shirland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shirland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirland
- Shirland is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shirland <3>
- Seward
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
- Seward is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seward <3>
- Wempletown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wempletown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wempletown
- Wempletown is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Rockton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockton
- Rockton is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockton <3>
- Winnebago
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnebago
- Winnebago is located in Winnebago County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnebago <3>
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 154 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 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Monroe.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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:
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //www.wisconsinhistory.org/
- Pages specific to Green County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Dane County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Iowa County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Lafayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Rock County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Jo Daviess County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Ogle County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Stephenson County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winnebago County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Dane County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Wisconsin
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Cemeteries of Green County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Wisconsin
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Wisconsin
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.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Monroe Cemetery
- Monroe City Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #88062 <5>
- St. Victor Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- The St. Victor Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- St. Victor Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Victor Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87688 <5>
- St. Victor Old Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- The St. Victor Old Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Calvary Cemetery
- Old Calvary Catholic Cemetery
- Old Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Victor Old Calvary Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #87660 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Lliff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lliff Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
- Benkert Bushnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benkert Bushnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benkert Bushnell Cemetery
- Michael Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Michael Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Michael Cemetery
- Dutch Hollow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dutch Hollow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dutch Hollow Cemetery
- Saucerman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saucerman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saucerman Cemetery
- Oneco Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oneco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oneco Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (223 more) ...
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Orangeville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orangeville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164725 <5>
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
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>
While we didn't find Monroe in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Monroe.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Monroe, with the one closest to Monroe listed first.
- Clarno
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Twin Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Grove
- Twin Grove is located in Green County
- Schultz
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Browntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browntown
- Browntown is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Oneco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneco
- Oneco is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Juda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Orangeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
- Orangeville is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <3>
- Martintown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martintown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- Martintown is located in Green County
- Oakley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Monticello
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
- Monticello is located in Green County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Rock Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Woodford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Woodford is located in Lafayette County
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- South Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Wayne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- McConnell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McConnell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- McConnell is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McConnell <3>
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- South Wayne
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.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Monroe: www.cityofmonroe.org/
The official website for Green County: www.co.green.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
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> | 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. |
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| <4> | 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 drawn 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: 42.5997, Longitude: -89.6440 In this case, the coordinates for Monroe have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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. |