About Monroe Cemetery
Monroe Cemetery is a cemetery in Monroe, Fairfield County, Connecticut. The grounds sit at about 509 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 209001. The nearest other listed cemetery is Saint John the Baptist Greek Catholic Cemetery, about 1.0 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son Community Funeral Home in Monroe, about 2.5 mi away. It is one of 242 cemeteries we list in Fairfield County, and 87 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Fairfield County dates to 1680. 5 of the 242 listings in Fairfield County have a phone number or website on record.
Map
41.33238, -73.19177
What Monroe Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Saint John the Baptist Greek Catholic CemeteryTrumbull, CTChristian cemetery1.0 mi
- Cutlers Farm CemeteryTrumbull, CTCemetery2.1 mi
- Lower White Hills CemeteryShelton, CTCemetery2.8 mi
- Walker Farm CemeteryNewtown, CTCemetery3.2 mi
- Daniels Farm CemeteryTrumbull, CTCemetery3.2 mi
- Saint Pauls CemeteryShelton, CTChristian cemetery3.5 mi
- Gate of Heaven CemeteryTrumbull, CTCemetery3.5 mi
- Bradley CemeteryOxford, CTCemetery3.5 mi
- Lawn CemeteryShelton, CTCemetery3.7 mi
- Cemetery (Spring Hill Road)Trumbull, CTCemetery3.7 mi
Funeral homes near Monroe Cemetery
- Spadaccino and Leo P. Gallagher & Son Community Funeral Home2.5 miFuneral home · Monroe · (203) 445-8500
- Wakelee Memorial Funeral Home5.3 miFuneral home · Ansonia · (203) 734-1490
- Seccombe Brothers Memorials5.3 miMonument dealer · Ansonia · (203) 734-5286
- Edward F Adzima Funeral Home5.3 miFuneral home · Derby · (203) 735-0111
- Jenkins-King Funeral Home5.7 miFuneral home · Ansonia · (203) 735-0036
- James T Toohey & Son Funeral Home5.8 miFuneral home · Shelton · (203) 924-9056
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Monroe Cemetery located?
Monroe Cemetery is at 190 Shelton Road, Monroe, CT 06468 in Fairfield County. GPS coordinates: 41.33238, -73.19177.
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