A visit to the Elk Horn 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 Elk Horn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Elk Horn Cemetery:
41.5950, -95.0586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elk Horn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Elk Horn Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Elk Horn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Elk Horn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Elk Horn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Elk Horn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carlsen - Larsen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Clay Twp. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Clay Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Twp. Cemetery
- Oakfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adventist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Adventist Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventist Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monroe Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Merrills Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Oakfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Red Line Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Line Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line Cemetery
- 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
- Folck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
- Brighton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Exira Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Exira Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira Cemetery
- Danish Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Danish Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danish Cemetery
- Altamont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Lorah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Lorah Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorah Cemetery
- Holy Trinity Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Holy Trinity Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elk Horn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Elk Horn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elk Horn
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kimballton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brayton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Exira
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamlin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Fiscus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Marne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Audubon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Atlantic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Ross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- 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
- Harlan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Corley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Grove City ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Grove City is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove City
- Irwin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Wiota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Gray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Botna
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Anita
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- North Branch
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Branch is located in Guthrie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Branch
- Norway Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Norway Center is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Center
- Westphalia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Tennant
(19 miles [30.6 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 Elk Horn 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 Elk Horn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anita
- Atlantic
- Audubon
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Elk Horn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Exira
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Irwin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Elk Horn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kimballton
- Marne
- Marne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Elk Horn Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
- Walnut
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Elk Horn 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 Elk Horn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982665 (Elk Horn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982665 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: 429 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elk Horn
- Location given for Elk Horn Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5949882 Lon: -95.0586015
- 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- Elk Horn 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. |