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Union Cemetery
Monticello, Johnson County, Kansas
75th St and Gleason Rd, Shawnee KS
Lat: 38° 59' 31"N, Lon: 94° 51' 41"W
Shawnee Twp, Sec 21
Contributed by Linda Lewis, Nov 02, 2005 [webmaster@cottonhills.com].
Total records = 1,268.
From I-435 and Shawnee Mission Parkway, take Shawnee Mission Parkway
west to its end at K7. Take K7 south to 75th Street and turn west. Proceed
west on 75th Street past Shawnee Mission Memory Gardens cemetery to the
next street (Gleason). Cemetery is on southeast corner of 75th St and
Gleason across from the Monticello Church.
The Monticello Union Cemetery was established in 1884, near to the
site of the old Monticello Town site, in what was then Monticello Township.
On May 5, 1936 the Monticello Cemetery District Association was formed
to care for the cemetery, and now manages four beautiful cemeteries
in the area. Although Monticello Township was disbanded and annexed
to the cities of Lenexa and Shawnee recently, the cemetery district
remains boundaries have not changed.
This cemetery is well tended to, however vandalism is a constant problem.
Many stones are missing, in pieces, or illegible due to age and weathering.
The cemetery is beaultifully decorated and flags are placed at each
Veteran's grave on Memorial Day each year.
This transcription is complete and was done by reading and photographs
on Nov 19, 2006, by Carol Rollins, Carol Kuse, and I. Photos available
upon request.
- Linda Lewis
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