A visit to the Jacobson 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 Jacobson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jacobson Cemetery:
41.5278, -95.2989
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jacobson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jacobson Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies just to the north of the Jacobson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jacobson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Jacobson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jacobson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Altamont Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Fairview Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Olson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Walnut Catholic Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Cemetery
- Monroe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Monroe Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Cemetery
- Shelby Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shelby Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Twp. Cemetery
- Folck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bowmans Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowmans Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmans Grove
- Rabbit Hallow Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brighton Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Brighton Cemetery is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Cemetery
- Clay Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Clay Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jacobson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jacobson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Avoca
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Corley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Walnut
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Shelby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Tennant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Harlan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Marne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Minden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elk Horn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kimballton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kirkman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Westphalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Portsmouth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Persia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Yorkshire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Panama
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Neola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Atlantic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore Village is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Village
- Earling
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Lewis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fiscus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Irwin
(18 miles [29 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 Jacobson 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 Jacobson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlantic
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Jacobson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Irwin lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Jacobson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kimballton
- Lewis
- Marne
- Marne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Jacobson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
- Neola
- Neola lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Jacobson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Shelby
- 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 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 Jacobson 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 Jacobson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982654 (Jacobson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982654 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: 351 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Corley
- Location given for Jacobson Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.5277675 Lon: -95.2988871
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jacobson 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. |