General Information
Enjoy a tour of Monroe County,
Illinois and find some caches along the way. This tour will take
you around the county to historic and scenic places. Most of the
containers are micros so if you do not like those you might want to
skip the tour. Please respect the location of some of these caches
and when parking along a roadway stay safe. The majority of the
caches are close to the road or within short walking distance. One
is a hike up a hill but I guarantee the view from the top will be
worth it.
As of this date the caches are
numbered from north to south with # 1 being the northern most
cache. Since people will be starting from different locations there
is no set route. You do not have to do these in numerical order,
and you may not want to complete all of the tour in one
trip.
Some of the placements are not the
very "exciting" type, but you will have something to look at while
there and upon completion of the tour I hope you will say it was
worth it, including the common hides. At a couple of locations if
you have not been there before you may want to include the time to
stop and stay awhile.
There is only one rule for this tour
and it is that the hours are daylight only. There will be
less problems if you follow this rule and I am sure the residents
and police will appreciate it. Illinois state law prohibits the
entry of a cemetery after sunset. Enjoy, bring your own pencil and
additional stages may be added later.
The tour
continues
Any number that is
higher than 33 was placed after the original caches in this series.
Number 34 and higher are placed in a clockwise order going SE, then
SW and ending NE. It would be logical to do them in numerical or
reverse numerical order. Enjoy your visit and respect the area you
will travel as a couple of the monuments are at the driveway of
residents.
MCT#36-Martini
A very old cemetery
dating from 1862-1942 that I am sorry to say has fell into
disrepair. Sometimes when I go by here someone has mowed and tried
cleaning it up but usually it is in a sad state. South across the
road was a one room school house that is now a private
residence.