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A visit to the Shank Cemetery ...


The location of the Shank Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shank Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shank Cemetery

Lat:   41.0019°   (41° 0' 6")

Lon:   -95.1919°   (-95° 11' 30")

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 .

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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Shank Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coburg
      • Coburg is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Nyman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nyman
      • Nyman is located in Page County
    • Tenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
      • Tenville is located in Montgomery County
    • Sciola
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sciola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sciola
      • Sciola is located in Montgomery County
    • Elliott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
      • Elliott is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elliott <4>
    • Emerson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Villisca
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Villisca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villisca
      • Villisca is located in Montgomery County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Villisca <4>
    • Essex
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Essex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Essex
      • Essex is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essex <4>
    • Imogene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imogene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imogene
      • Imogene is located in Fremont County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imogene <4>
    • Hepburn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepburn
      • Hepburn is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17 people
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Grant
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
        • Grant is located in Montgomery County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Strand
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strand have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strand
        • Strand is located in Adams County
      • Henderson
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
        • Henderson is located in Mills County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <4>
      • Hastings
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hastings have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
        • Hastings is located in Mills County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Nodaway
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nodaway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nodaway
        • Nodaway is located in Adams County
        • 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)
      • Tarkio City ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarkio City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarkio City
        • Tarkio City is located in Page County
      • Yorktown
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yorktown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorktown
        • Yorktown is located in Page County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 83 people
      • Lincoln Center
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Center
        • Lincoln Center is located in Adams County
      • Shenandoah
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
        • Shenandoah is located in Page County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,783 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <4>
      • Clarinda
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Carbon
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
        • Carbon is located in Adams County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 31 people
      • Lyman
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
        • Lyman is located in Cass County

    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.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Shank Cemetery.<5>

    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 located in Montgomery County
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Red Oak Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94720 <6>
    • Hewitt Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hewitt Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery
    • St. Marys Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Frankfort Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frankfort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Frankfort Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frankfort Cemetery
    • St. Clair Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Cemetery
    • Mamrelund Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mamrelund Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mamrelund Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mamrelund Cemetery
    • Mamre Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mamre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mamre Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mamre Cemetery
    • Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mrs. Frank Hacffich & Infant Grave
    • L Laire Property Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the L Laire Property Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The L Laire Property Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the L Laire Property Cemetery
    • Salem Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Salem Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Mission Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mission Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mission Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mission Cemetery
    • Indian Graveyard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Indian Graveyard is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Graveyard
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Plum Thicket Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plum Thicket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Plum Thicket Cemetery is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plum Thicket Cemetery
      • Fremont Twp. Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fremont Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fremont Twp. Cemetery is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fremont Twp. Cemetery
      • Tabor Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tabor Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabor Cemetery
      • Mt. Hope Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
      • Pilot Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pilot Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Grove Cemetery
      • Franklin Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Franklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Page County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
      • Arlington Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arlington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arlington Cemetery
      • Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilot Grove Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pilot Grove Center Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilot Grove Center Cemetery
      • Hillside Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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: GNIS record #1968781 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Red Oak North
      • County: Montgomery         Elev: 375
      • Location given for GNIS #1968781 (Shank Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

    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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shank Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0019, Longitude: -95.1919       In this case, the coordinates for the Shank Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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