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Introduction

Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Slates Cemetery.

Just a reminder ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Slates Cemetery.

List of Neighboring Communities ...

Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Slates Cemetery. We've listed the following communities based on their distance, with the closest first.

  • Kirkman
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Kirkman is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Irwin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
    • Irwin is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irwin <3>
  • Defiance
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Defiance have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Defiance is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Westphalia
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westphalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Westphalia is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Harlan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fiscus
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fiscus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Fiscus is located in Audubon County
  • Earling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Earling is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
  • Botna
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
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    • Botna is located in Shelby County
  • Manilla
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Panama
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Panama is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <3>
  • Corley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
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    • Corley is located in Shelby County
  • Kimballton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Aspinwall
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aspinwall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Aspinwall is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
  • Buck Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
  • Tennant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
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    • Tennant is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
  • Manning
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Manning is located in Carroll County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,403 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manning <3>
  • Portsmouth
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Elk Horn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Horn
    • Elk Horn is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Horn <3>
  • Gray
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Audubon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
  • Arion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
    • Arion is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Dow City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dow City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Dow City is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 486 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dow City <3>
  • Sunset Village
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Village
    • Sunset Village is located in Crawford County
  • Audubon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Ross
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
    • Ross is located in Audubon County
  • Denison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Denison is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,249 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <3>
  • Walnut
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Bell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Crawford County
  • Dunlap
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunlap have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Dunlap is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <3>

The official website for Shelby County: www.shco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Slates Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.7555, Longitude: -95.2586       In this case, the coordinates for the Slates Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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