A visit to the Washington Township Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Washington Twp. Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Washington Twp. Cemetery (FG ID #96604).
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 Washington Twp. Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Washington Twp. Cemetery:
41.7324, -95.4867
The Washington Twp. Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<2> to the northwest of Panama.
The cemetery is located in Shelby County<3>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Harlan. Harlan lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast of the Washington Twp. Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Washington Twp. Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Washington Twp. Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Washington Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Doyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Doyle Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle Cemetery
- St. Boniface Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Boniface Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Boniface Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Gallands Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grove Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grove Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Twp. Cemetery
- Cass Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Cass Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass Twp. Cemetery
- Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lincoln Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Twp. Cemetery
- LDS Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The LDS Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LDS Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Mefferd Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mefferd Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mefferd Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Chambers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Harlan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Union Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Twp. Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Twp. Cemetery
- Cowan - Pardee Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hawkins Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Woodbine Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- The Woodbine Cemetery is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Cemetery
- Rabbit Hallow Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Slates Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- The Slates Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slates Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Washington Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Washington Twp. Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Panama
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Westphalia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Earling
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Earling is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Portsmouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tennant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Defiance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Defiance is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
- Harlan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dunlap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Persia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Kirkman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Woodbine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dow City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Corley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buck Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Buck Grove is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43 people
- Irwin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Astor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Astor is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Arion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Arion is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Yorkshire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shelby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Bell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Logan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Manilla
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Minden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Avoca
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- 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 <5>
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 Washington 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 Washington Twp. Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avoca
- Avoca lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Washington Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Avoca.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Dow City
- Dunlap
- Harlan
- Irwin
- Irwin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Washington Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Irwin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Logan
- Logan lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Washington Twp. Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Logan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Shelby
- Woodbine
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 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 Washington 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 Washington Twp. Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #96604
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #463296 (Washington Township Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #463296 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: Panama
- Location given for Washington Township Cemetery:
- Lat: 41.7305435 Lon: -95.4869465
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Washington Twp. Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |