A visit to the Saint Boniface 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 St. Boniface Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Boniface Cemetery:
41.7219, -95.3947
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Boniface Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies just to the southeast of the St. Boniface Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Boniface Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the St. Boniface Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Boniface Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Washington Twp. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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>
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Hallow Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Slates Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Slates Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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 north)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- LDS Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The LDS Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
- Doyle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Cass Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Cass Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Twp. Cemetery
- Gallands Grove Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Grove Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Twp. Cemetery
- Fairview Twp. Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Folck Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Folck Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folck Cemetery
- Bowmans Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Bowmans Grove is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowmans Grove
- Danway Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Danway Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danway Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill 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 St. Boniface Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Boniface Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Westphalia
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Earling
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Panama
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Harlan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Defiance
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Portsmouth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tennant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Corley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Irwin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Astor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Buck Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Persia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Dunlap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Manilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Dow City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fiscus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fiscus is located in Audubon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiscus
- Arion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Yorkshire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Avoca
(16 miles [25.7 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>
- Botna
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Botna is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botna
- Woodbine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Kimballton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 St. Boniface 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 St. Boniface Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Dow City
- Dunlap
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Irwin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the St. Boniface Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Kimballton
- Shelby
- Shelby lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the St. Boniface Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shelby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- 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 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 St. Boniface 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 St. Boniface Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #460950 (Saint Boniface Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #460950 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: 441 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Panama
- Location given for Saint Boniface Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7219322 Lon: -95.3947221
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Boniface 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. |