Monroe Cemetery in Monroe, Iowa

Monroe Cemetery is a cemetery near Monroe, Jasper County, Iowa. It lies about 0.7 mi northeast of Monroe. The grounds sit at about 922 feet above sea level. Wikidata records 2 notable people buried here, including Joseph Stickels and Wayne L. Decker. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 459179. The nearest other listed cemetery is Gifford Cemetery, about 1.1 mi to the east. The nearest funeral home we know of is Coburn Funeral Home in Monroe, about 1.0 mi away. It is one of 77 cemeteries we list in Jasper County, and 34 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.

This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Monroe. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.

Among them: 1 Medal of Honor recipient.

• Joseph Stickels1843-1876
  American Medal of Honor recipient
• Wayne L. Decker1922-2013
  Ph.D. Iowa State University 1955

People whose Wikidata entry gives Monroe Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.

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.

• Gifford Cemetery

  Monroe, IA
  Cemetery

  1.1 mi
• Seay Cemetery

  Monroe, IA
  Cemetery

  1.3 mi
• Ritter-Worth Cemetery

  Monroe, IA
  Cemetery

  2.3 mi
• Dowler Cemetery

  Monroe, IA
  Cemetery

  3.5 mi
• Pendroy Cemetery

  Monroe, IA
  Cemetery

  4.4 mi
• Dunreath Cemetery

  Monroe, IA
  Cemetery

  4.8 mi
• Mikesell Cemetery

  Monroe, IA
  Cemetery

  4.8 mi
• Gibbons Cemetery

  Monroe, IA
  Cemetery

  4.8 mi
• Burkhalter Cemetery

  Monroe, IA
  Cemetery

  5.1 mi
• Fairview Cemetery

  Monroe, IA
  Cemetery

  5.3 mi

• Coburn Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Monroe
  1.0 mi
• Johnson Funeral Service

  Funeral home · Monroe · (641) 275-6103
  3.5 mi
• Walters-Coburn Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Prairie City · (515) 994-2727
  8.8 mi
• Mason Funeral Home

  Funeral home · Pleasantville · (515) 848-3117
  12 mi
• Garden Chapel Funeral Homes

  Funeral home · Pella · (641) 628-2430
  12 mi
• McCall Monument

  Monument dealer · Knoxville · (641) 842-2011
  12 mi

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