Monroe in Monroe County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Old Burial Ground
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, March 30, 2021
1. Old Burial Ground Marker
Inscription.
Old Burial Ground. . Although earlier cemeteries which have since disappeared existed at Monroe and Front Streets and Monroe at 6th Street, this sacred ground is the successor to the first parish cemetery established in 1794 and abandoned in 1830. That first cemetery was located west of Monroe on N. Custer Rd. as part of the St. Antoine's church land. Parishioners renamed their church St. Mary's, locating it at Elm Avenue and Monroe Street and consecrating a new burial ground on this site. During the cholera epidemic of 1832 victims of all nationalities and religions were buried alongside the Roman Catholic parishioners to whom it was once dedicated.
Although earlier cemeteries which have since disappeared existed at Monroe and Front Streets and Monroe at 6th Street, this sacred ground is the successor to the first parish cemetery established in 1794 and abandoned in 1830. That first cemetery was located west of Monroe on N. Custer Rd. as part of the St. Antoine's church land. Parishioners renamed their church St. Mary's, locating it at Elm Avenue and Monroe Street and consecrating a new burial ground on this site. During the cholera epidemic of 1832 victims of all nationalities and religions were buried alongside the Roman Catholic parishioners to
whom it was once dedicated.
Location. 41° 55.539′ N, 83° 23.573′ W. Marker is in Monroe, Michigan, in Monroe County. It is on North Monroe Street 0.1 miles north of West Grove Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is directly across the street from Grace Lutheran Church. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Monroe MI 48162, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Michigan and in Greater Detroit. It is also in the American Midwest and on the Great Lakes. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 1, 2021. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 605 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2021, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
