A visit to the Latter-day Saints 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 LDS Cemetery ...
The LDS Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Astor Cemetery
- The Astor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor Cemetery
- Buck Grove Cemetery
- The Buck Grove Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Butler Cemetery
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Cleveland Cemetery
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Crawford County Home Cemetery
- Dow City Cemetery
- The Dow City Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Doyle Cemetery
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Emmanuel Evangelican Cemetery
- Gallands Grove Cemetery
- Grove Twp. Cemetery
- The Grove Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
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- Rose Hill Cemetery
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- St. Boniface Cemetery
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- St. Joseph Cemetery
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- St. Marys Cemetery
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Slates Cemetery
- The Slates Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Union Twp. Cemetery
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Valley View Cemetery
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Crawford County
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- Washington Twp. Cemetery
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
- The Washington Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Washington Twp. Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Panama.
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- Willow Twp. Cemetery
- The Willow Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the LDS Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Arion
- Arion is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Astor
- Astor is located in Crawford County
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- Bell
- Bell is located in Crawford County
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- Botna
- Botna is located in Shelby County
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- Buck Grove
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Charter Oak
- Defiance
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Denison
- Dow City
- Dunlap
- Earling
- Earling is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Harlan
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Irwin
- Kenwood
- Kenwood is located in Crawford County
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- Kirkman
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Manilla
- Panama
- Portsmouth
- Sunset Village
- Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
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- Tennant
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Westphalia
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Woodbine
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 LDS 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 LDS Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Charter Oak
- Denison
- Dow City
- Dunlap
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Soldier
- Woodbine
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 LDS 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 LDS Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #458238 (Latter Day Saints Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #458238 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: 428 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Earling
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- LDS Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |