MONROE CEMETERY

   

   

   

      

Directions: Virginia / Arenzville blacktop 1/4 mile west of Funk road on the North side of the road. Down a driveway that leads to two homes. It is behind the home on your left.

This is another one of those cemeteries that only the hardiest and most avid (my husband would probably say nutty) researcher seeks out - particularly during the summer months. It is better visited during the winter when the insects, grass and weeds aren't so daunting - the brush and bushes will still be there but at least it won't be quite the jumgle it is today. It is situated in what is a quiet peaceful location, no doubt a scene of great beauty and dignity at one time. It was impossible to locate most of the smaller stones in this cemetery as a result of the high weeds, brush and grass. Perhaps a winter visit will be more successful.

Mr. Arthur Crumrin's "Old Cemeteries of Cass County, Illinois" (this book is available for purchase from the Cass County Historical Society - a bargain and wonderful resource for those researchers seeking old Cass County Burials) - was used to add some of the burials Jeanie & Betty didn't find in the jungle. They both said "this was the worst cemetery they've been in to date."

If a name below appears in red, click on the name to bring up a photo of that individual's tombstone.