A visit to the Cass Township Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Cass Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cass Twp. Cemetery:
41.6272, -95.4958
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cass Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cass Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies just to the east of the Cass Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cass Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cass Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cass Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Marys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Lytle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lytle Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
- Schley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Schley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Washington Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Twp. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Twp. Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Panama.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96604 <5>
- Champlin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Champlin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Cemetery
- Shelby Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Shelby Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Harlan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Graybill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Fairview Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cass Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cass Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Portsmouth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Persia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Panama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Yorkshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Shelby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Harlan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Westphalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Corley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Minden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Earling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Avoca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <6>
- Neola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Woodbine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dunlap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Cass Twp. Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cass Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Dow City
- Dunlap
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Logan
- Magnolia
- Missouri Valley
- Neola
- Neola lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Cass Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Shelby
- Underwood
- Walnut
- Woodbine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Cass Twp. Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Shelby County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Cass Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982661 (Cass Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982661 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 423 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panama
- Location given for Cass Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.6272115 Lon: -95.4958362
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cass Twp. Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |