A visit to the Lincoln 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 Lincoln Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery:
41.6422, -95.4031
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lincoln 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 Lincoln Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lincoln 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 Lincoln Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lincoln Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cass Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cass Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Twp. Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- 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>
- Rabbit Hallow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chambers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Olson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
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- St. Joseph Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Lytle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Lytle Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
- Schley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Schley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley Cemetery
- Shelby Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Shelby Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Twp. Cemetery
- Jacobson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Jacobson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobson Cemetery
- Altamont Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Folck Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
- Bowmans Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Bowmans Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmans Grove
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lincoln Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tennant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Harlan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Corley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Westphalia
(5 miles [8 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Panama
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Persia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Shelby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kirkman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Earling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Avoca
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- 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 (6 more) ...
- Yorkshire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Defiance
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Minden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Irwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Dunlap
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Irwin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kimballton
- Neola
- Neola lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Lincoln Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Shelby
- 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 websites either 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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463295 (Lincoln Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463295 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: 421 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panama
- Location given for Lincoln Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.642211 Lon: -95.403056
- 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- Lincoln 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. |