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A visit to the Shy Cemetery ...


The location of the Shy 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 Shy Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   40.7753°   (40° 46' 31")

Lon:   -93.7955°   (-93° 47' 43")

The Shy Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Leon. Leon lies just to the southeast of the Shy 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 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 Shy Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Iowa:
  • Pages specific to Decatur County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shy Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Decatur City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur City
      • Decatur City is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Leon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
      • Leon is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <4>
    • Van Wert
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
      • Van Wert is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
    • Davis City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis City
      • Davis City is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Weldon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon
      • Weldon is located in Clarke County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Green Bay ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bay
      • Green Bay is located in Clarke County
    • Grand River
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand River
      • Grand River is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 215 people
    • Garden Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
      • Garden Grove is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Woodland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Decatur County
    • Le Roy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
      • Le Roy is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14 people
    • Lamoni
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamoni have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamoni
      • Lamoni is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamoni <4>
    • Pleasanton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasanton
      • Pleasanton is located in Decatur County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Beaconsfield
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaconsfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaconsfield
        • Beaconsfield is located in Ringgold County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
      • Kellerton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerton
        • Kellerton is located in Ringgold County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 292 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kellerton <4>
      • Morgan
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
        • Morgan is located in Decatur County
      • Hopeville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeville
        • Hopeville is located in Clarke County
      • Humeston
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ellston
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellston
        • Ellston is located in Ringgold County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 38 people
      • Akron
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
        • Akron is located in Harrison County (MO)
      • Osceola
        (17 miles [27.4 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 Shy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shy Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shy Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Palenstine Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palenstine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palenstine Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palenstine Cemetery
    • Leon Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Cemetery
    • Decatur City Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Decatur City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Decatur City Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Decatur City Cemetery
    • Waller Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Waller Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waller Cemetery
    • Munyon Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Munyon Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munyon Cemetery
    • Woodmansee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodmansee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woodmansee Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodmansee Cemetery
    • Trinity Hills Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Trinity Hills Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • The Trinity Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Trinity Hills Lutheran Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Hills Cemetery
    • Cash Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cash Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cash Cemetery
    • Manchester Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Manchester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Manchester Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Cemetery
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Franklin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Franklin Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Leon.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Franklin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1104436 <6>
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Clinton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clinton Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • West Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The West Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
      • Old Funk Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Funk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Old Funk Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Funk Cemetery
      • Oak Hill Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
      • Miller Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Miller Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Campbell Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Campbell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Campbell Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Campbell Cemetery
      • Meek Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Meek Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meek Cemetery
      • Van Wert Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • McKee Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McKee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The McKee Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McKee Cemetery
      • Bucy Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bucy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bucy Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bucy Cemetery
      • Terre Haute Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terre Haute Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Terre Haute Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terre Haute Cemetery
      • Gore Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Gore Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Davis City.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1337189 <6>
      • Hatfield Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hatfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hatfield Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hatfield Cemetery
      • County Home Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The County Home Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Home Cemetery
      • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Tabor 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 Shy Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1822880  (Shy Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #1822880 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: Van Wert
      • County: Decatur         Elev: 334
      • Location given for GNIS #1822880 (Shy 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 Decatur, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7753, Longitude: -93.7955       In this case, the coordinates for the Shy 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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