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Monroe County, Illinois

Historic newspapers, landmarks, and county history layers for genealogists and local historians.

4newspaper titles
0digitized titles
6historic places
1843earliest paper
1816formed
34,962pop. 2020
54cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 4 newspaper titles published in Monroe County, Illinois, with the earliest starting in 1843. None of these titles are currently digitized on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 6 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1973. Most listings are in or near Waterloo, Columbia, Maeystown.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers published in Monroe

Library of Congress
4 newspaper titles
TitlePlaceYears
Independent Democrat, and Laboring Man's AdvocateWaterloo1843–1849
Independent DemocratWaterloo1844–1899
The Columbia StarColumbia1900–1992
Clarion JournalColumbia1993–?

Source: Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory. “Digitized” links lead to page images on Chronicling America.

Coverage timeline

Newspapers

Each bar is one title’s publication span. brown = digitized on Chronicling America Open-ended runs extend to today.

18401886193319792026

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

3 of 6 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

6 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Fountain Creek BridgeWaterlooStructure1978
Gundlach-Grosse HouseColumbiaBuilding1978
Lunsford-Pulcher Archeological SiteColumbiaSite1973
Maeystown Historic DistrictMaeystownDistrict1978
Peterstown HouseWaterlooBuilding1977
Waterloo Historic DistrictWaterlooDistrict1978

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Monroe was formed in 1816 (1816-06-01) from Randolph, St.

MONROE created by Illinois Territory from RANDOLPH and ST. CLAIR.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Monroe County population from 1820 to 2020 (Census historical series).

35k18k1,5371820184018801920196020002020
182018401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
1,5374,48112,83213,68213,84712,83912,75413,28215,50720,11727,61934,962

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

National Park Service sites nearby

NPS

Park units within about 40 km of the county centroid (from NPS Public POIs; no API key).

SiteTypeDist.
ulsgPark unit33.9 km

Source: NPS National Datasets / Public POIs. The NPS Developer API requires a free key and was not used.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

54 cemeteries and 3 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 54 of 54 listed
NameLatLon
Brickey Cemetery38.23594-89.93396
Burksville Cemetery38.26797-90.15985
Deer Hill Cemetery38.33351-90.23413
Devore CemeteryNoneNone
Dick Cemetery38.20693-90.19174
Eagle Cliff Cemetery38.36329-90.26065
Eilers CemeteryNoneNone
Fanning Joseph CemeteryNoneNone
Flatford CemeteryNoneNone
Gaines CemeteryNoneNone
Gibbons CemeteryNoneNone
Gilmore Cemetery38.40494-90.18508
Grant Pass Cemetery38.20302-90.18295
Gravel Springs CemeteryNoneNone
Hall John W CemeteryNoneNone
Halligan Rosa CemeteryNoneNone
Harvey CemeteryNoneNone
Hecker Cemetery38.30536-89.98138
Hembough John CemeteryNoneNone
Hembrough Richard CemeteryNoneNone
Hoagland Louisa CemeteryNoneNone
Holy Cross Cemetery38.15536-90.13997
Holy Cross Cemetery38.23169-90.15692
Holy Cross Cemetery38.29033-90.19744
Horrell CemeteryNoneNone
Huffaker CemeteryNoneNone
Immaculate Conception Cemetery38.44687-90.19193
Immanuel Cemetery38.28393-89.94384
Jameserson CemeteryNoneNone
Koch Cemetery38.30104-89.92305
Lemen Cemetery38.28984-90.14656
Madonnaville Cemetery38.26538-90.24427
Martini Cemetery38.34614-90.09096
Mcconkey Cemetery38.42005-90.20788
Monroe City Cemetery38.25698-90.26177
Moore Cemetery38.32319-90.14837
New Design Historical Cemetery38.28227-90.13122
New Hanover Cemetery38.39829-90.22646
Palmier Cemetery38.46339-90.21516
Rebenack Cemetery38.16532-90.11872
Saint Johns Cemetery38.16723-90.20554
Saint Johns Cemetery38.22479-90.22759
Saint Johns Cemetery38.29758-90.30748
Saint Marcus Cemetery38.25755-89.99675
Saint Marys Cemetery38.13993-90.13061
Saint Paul Evangelical Burial Park38.34057-90.14649
Saint Paul Evangelical Cemetery38.44473-90.20806
Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery38.33319-90.16346
Shoemaker Cemetery38.42116-90.17505
Studt Cemetery38.15544-90.13686
Wallace Cemetery38.288-90.34687
Warderman Cemetery38.44153-90.19002
Woodson Garden CemeteryNoneNone
Zion Cemetery38.23109-90.15398
Historical populated places — 3 of 3
NameLatLon
Foster Pond38.31172-90.22762
Saint Philip38.10539-90.1799
Woodville38.257-90.27234

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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