A visit to the Shinn 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 Shinn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shinn Cemetery:
40.7042, -92.6280
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shinn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shinn Cemetery is located in Davis County<2>.
The county seat for Davis County is located in Bloomfield. Bloomfield lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Shinn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shinn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Shinn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shinn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Orleans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Orleans Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Sunnyview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sunnyview Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyview Cemetery
- John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The John Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- The Oakland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1987057 <5>
- Horn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Horn Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Cemetery
- Burgher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burgher Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgher Cemetery
- Pelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pelly Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelly Cemetery
- Staten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Staten Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staten Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of West Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #94258 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- West Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The West Grove Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the West Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of West Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #96635 <5>
- Otterbien Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Otterbien Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterbien Cemetery
- Otterbein South Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Croft Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
- Kerby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hopkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopkins Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Runkles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Runkles Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Runkles Cemetery
- Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baptist Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Cemetery
- Paris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Paris Cemetery is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shinn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shinn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moulton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Orleans
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Orleans is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- West Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Grove is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grove
- Mark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mark is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mark
- Paris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Paris is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
- Coatsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Coatsville is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatsville
- Udell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Udell is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Unionville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Savannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Savannah is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah
- Drakesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Exline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Exline is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bloomfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glenwood is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Steuben
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Steuben is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steuben
- Centerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lancaster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Darbyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Darbyville is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Livonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Livonia is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Stiles
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stiles is located in Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles
- Rathbun
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rathbun is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbun
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
- Clarkdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clarkdale is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkdale
- Sunshine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sunshine is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Cincinnati
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Cincinnati is located in Appanoose County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
- Pearl City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearl City is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Mendota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mendota is located in Putnam County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
- Julesburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Julesburg is located in Schuyler County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julesburg
- Moravia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Shinn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Davis County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shinn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bloomfield
- Centerville
- Glenwood
- Lancaster
- Livonia
- Moravia
- Moulton
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 either 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 Shinn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Iowa:
- Pages specific to Davis 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 Shinn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1976119 (Shinn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1976119 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: Davis
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moulton
- Location given for Shinn Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.704187 Lon: -92.6279687
- 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 Davis, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shinn 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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