A visit to the Merrills Grove 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 Merrills Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merrills Grove Cemetery:
41.7058, -95.1130
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Merrills Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Merrills Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Merrills Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Merrills Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Merrills Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Red Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Red Line Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line Cemetery
- Poplar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Danway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Danway Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway Cemetery
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Douglas Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Douglas Twp. Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Twp. Cemetery
- Bowmans Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowmans Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmans Grove
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Slates Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Slates Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Rabbit Hallow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Folck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
- Elk Horn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Elk Horn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Clay Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Clay Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Twp. Cemetery
- Carlsen - Larsen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adventist Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Adventist Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventist Cemetery
- Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Arlington Heights Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aretas Lodge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Aretas Lodge Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aretas Lodge Cemetery
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove 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 Merrills Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Merrills Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fiscus
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Kimballton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Horn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kirkman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Audubon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hamlin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Botna
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Harlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ross
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Gray
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Astor
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Corley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Brayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Exira
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Manilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Manning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aspinwall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Defiance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Westphalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Earling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Marne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Templeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tennant
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Panama
(18 miles [29 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 Merrills Grove 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 Merrills Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Audubon
- Exira
- Exira lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Merrills Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Exira.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
- Harlan
- Harlan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Merrills Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Harlan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Irwin
- Irwin lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Merrills Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kimballton
- Manning
- Marne
- Walnut
- Walnut lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Merrills Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Walnut.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Merrills Grove 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 Merrills Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459007 (Merrills Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459007 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: 430 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kimballton
- Location given for Merrills Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7058205 Lon: -95.1130481
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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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Merrills Grove 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |