A visit to the Shank 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 Shank Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shank Cemetery:
41.0019, -95.1919
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shank Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shank Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Red Oak. Red Oak lies just to the west northwest of the Shank Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shank Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shank Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shank Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Red Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94720 <5>
- Hewitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hewitt Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewitt Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Frankfort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Frankfort Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Mamrelund Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mamrelund Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamrelund Cemetery
- Mamre Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mamre Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mamre Cemetery
- Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- L Laire Property Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mission Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mission Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Cemetery
- Indian Graveyard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Indian Graveyard is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Graveyard
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Plum Thicket Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fremont Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabor Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pilot Grove Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Arlington Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Arlington Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Hillside Cemetery is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside 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 Shank Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shank Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coburg is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
- Nyman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nyman is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
- Tenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tenville is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Sciola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sciola is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
- Elliott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clarinda Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarinda Junction is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarinda Junction
- Emerson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Villisca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Essex
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Imogene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hepburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hepburn is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
- Grant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
- Strand
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Strand is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hastings
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hastings is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Nodaway
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nodaway is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Griswold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Macedonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clark
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Mills County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Shenandoah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Tarkio City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Tarkio City is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
- Yorktown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yorktown is located in Page County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
- Lincoln Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
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 Shank Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shank Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elliott
- Emerson
- Essex
- Essex lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Shank Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Essex.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
- Grant
- Griswold
- Hastings
- Imogene
- Macedonia
- Nodaway
- Red Oak
- Shenandoah
- Stanton
- Villisca
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Shank Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Shank Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1968781 (Shank Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1968781 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 375 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Oak North
- Location given for Shank Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.0019369 Lon: -95.1919344
- 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 Montgomery, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shank 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. |