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Introduction

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

List of Neighboring Communities ...

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

  • Petersville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Petersville is located in Mercer County
  • Eliza
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
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    • Eliza is located in Mercer County
  • New Boston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Boston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • New Boston is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 644 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <3>
  • Joy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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    • Joy is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <3>
  • Buffalo Prairie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Oakville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Oakville is located in Louisa County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <3>
  • Keithsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wapello
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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    • Wapello is located in Louisa County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,999 people
  • Illinois City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Illinois City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Illinois City is located in Rock Island County
  • Fruitland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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    • Fruitland is located in Muscatine County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
  • Grandview
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Grandview is located in Louisa County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 519 people
  • Elrick Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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    • Elrick Junction is located in Louisa County (IA)
  • Muscatine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Muscatine is located in Muscatine County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscatine <3>
  • Aledo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aledo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Aledo is located in Mercer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aledo <3>
  • Seaton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunbeam
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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    • Sunbeam is located in Mercer County
  • Letts
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Letts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Letts is located in Louisa County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Letts <3>
  • Milroy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Milroy is located in Henderson County
  • Reynolds
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Midway Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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    • Midway Beach is located in Muscatine County (IA)
  • Morning Sun
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morning Sun have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Morning Sun is located in Louisa County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morning Sun <3>
  • Shale City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shale City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Shale City is located in Mercer County
  • Kingston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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    • Kingston is located in Des Moines County (IA)
  • Gilchrist
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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    • Gilchrist is located in Mercer County
  • Taylor Ridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Taylor Ridge is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor Ridge <3>
  • Andalusia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Andalusia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Andalusia is located in Rock Island County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <3>
  • Buffalo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <3>

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Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Shields Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.2450, Longitude: -90.9754       In this case, the coordinates for the Shields 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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