A visit to the Red Line 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 Red Line Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red Line Cemetery:
41.7178, -95.1517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red Line Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red Line 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 west southwest of the Red Line Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red Line Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Red Line Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red Line Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poplar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Poplar Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Cemetery
- Danway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Danway Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway Cemetery
- Merrills Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Bowmans Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bowmans Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmans Grove
- Slates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Slates Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Immanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Immanuel Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Immanuel Cemetery
- Folck Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
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- Douglas Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Douglas Twp. Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Twp. Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Elk Horn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Elk Horn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Carlsen - Larsen Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Altamont Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
- Clay Twp. Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Clay Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Twp. Cemetery
- Oakfield Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakfield Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield Cemetery
- Adventist Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Aretas Lodge Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Aretas Lodge Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aretas Lodge Cemetery
- Arlington Heights Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maple Grove Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Maple Grove Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Red Line Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red Line Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fiscus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Irwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Kimballton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elk Horn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Botna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Harlan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Audubon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Manilla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ross
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ross is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Astor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Gray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Defiance
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Westphalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Corley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Hamlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hamlin is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlin
- Manning
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aspinwall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Earling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Brayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exira
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Panama
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tennant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Templeton
(17 miles [27.4 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 Red Line 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 Red Line Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Audubon
- Exira
- Exira lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Red Line Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Exira.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exira
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Kimballton
- Manning
- Walnut
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 helpful 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 Red Line 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 Red Line Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982662 (Red Line Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982662 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: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jacksonville
- Location given for Red Line Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.717765 Lon: -95.1516604
- 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 '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- Red Line 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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