A visit to the Shelby Township 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 Shelby Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shelby Twp. Cemetery:
41.5083, -95.4514
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shelby Twp. Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shelby Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Shelby Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shelby Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Shelby Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelby Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Olson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Olson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olson Cemetery
- Schley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Schley Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schley Cemetery
- Minden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Minden Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden Cemetery
- Graceland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Graceland Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceland Cemetery
- Lytle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lytle Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lytle Cemetery
- Champlin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Champlin Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champlin Cemetery
- Graybill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Graybill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graybill Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Silver Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Silver Valley Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley Cemetery
- Newton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Newton Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
- Jacobson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Jacobson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobson Cemetery
- Cass Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cass Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Twp. Cemetery
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- Chambers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Fairview Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Neola Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Neola Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola Cemetery
- St. Patricks Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Patricks Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Neola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960110 <5>
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Altamont Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Altamont Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shelby Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shelby Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Shelby
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Minden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tennant
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tennant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Yorkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Corley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Persia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Neola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Underwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Panama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Shelby Twp. 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 Shelby Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shelby Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Carson
- Hancock
- Harlan
- Logan
- Logan lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Shelby Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Marne
- Marne lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shelby Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Marne.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marne
- Neola
- Neola lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Shelby Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Neola.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neola
- Shelby
- Underwood
- Walnut
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 Shelby Twp. 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 Shelby Twp. Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1982660 (Shelby Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1982660 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: 405 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Shelby
- Location given for Shelby Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.508324 Lon: -95.4513911
- 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- Shelby Twp. 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. |