A visit to the Clay 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 Clay Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clay Twp. Cemetery:
41.5639, -95.0889
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clay Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clay Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Clay Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clay Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Clay Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clay Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carlsen - Larsen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Elk Horn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Elk Horn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn Cemetery
- Oakfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Immanuel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Adventist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Adventist Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventist Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Folck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
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- Altamont Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Walnut Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Merrills Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bowmans Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bowmans Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmans Grove
- Walnut Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lorah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Lorah Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorah Cemetery
- Oakfield Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clay Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clay Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk Horn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kimballton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marne
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Brayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Exira
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sycamore Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Hamlin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Atlantic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fiscus
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Corley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Avoca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Audubon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Kirkman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Wiota
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Irwin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Lewis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hancock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Norway Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Anita
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Tennant
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
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 Clay 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 Clay Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anita
- Anita lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Clay Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Anita.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anita
- Atlantic
- Audubon
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Clay Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Exira
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Irwin lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Clay Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kimballton
- Lewis
- Marne
- Walnut
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Clay 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 Clay Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463376 (Clay Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463376 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: 409 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elk Horn
- Location given for Clay Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5638776 Lon: -95.0888802
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clay 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. |