A visit to the Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oak Hill Cemetery:
41.7814, -95.2078
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Oak Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Oak Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Slates Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Slates Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Cemetery
- Danway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Danway Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway Cemetery
- Poplar Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Red Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Line Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Line Cemetery
- Astor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Astor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor Cemetery
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olivet Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olivet Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- Rabbit Hallow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrills Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nishnabotna Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Nishnabotna Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nishnabotna Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bowmans Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bowmans Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmans Grove
- Emmanuel Evangelican Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Douglas Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Douglas Twp. Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Twp. Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Iowa Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Iowa Twp. Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Twp. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oak Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irwin
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kirkman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Fiscus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Astor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Botna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Defiance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Manilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Aspinwall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Westphalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Harlan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Earling
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Manning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kimballton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Buck Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Panama
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ross
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Corley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Elk Horn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Audubon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Templeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Audubon
- Denison
- Dow City
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Kimballton
- Manning
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 Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #459707 (Oak Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #459707 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: 402 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irwin
- Location given for Oak Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.781376 Lon: -95.2077731
- 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' (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- Oak Hill 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. |
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