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A visit to the Shell City 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 Shell City Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shell City Cemetery:

46.7908, -94.9536

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shell City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Shell City Cemetery is located in Wadena County<2>.

The county seat for Wadena County is located in Wadena. Wadena lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Shell City Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shell City Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Shell City Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hubbard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
  • Jim Cook Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Jim Cook Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Cook Cemetery
  • Huntersville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Huntersville Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntersville Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Finnish Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • The Finnish Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnish Cemetery
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
  • Straight River Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Alajoki Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Alajoki Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alajoki Cemetery
  • Henrietta Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Henrietta Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta Cemetery
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • The Green Valley Cemetery is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley Cemetery
  • Mantyla Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mantyla Cemetery is located in Wadena County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantyla Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
      • The Evergreen Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Greenwood Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #82257 <5>
    • Lemon Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Lemon Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Cemetery
    • Red Eye Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Red Eye Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Eye Cemetery
    • North Germany Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • The North Germany Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Germany Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
    • Crandall Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Crandall Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall Cemetery
    • Sebeka Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Sebeka Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebeka Cemetery
    • Greenhill Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
    • Lyons Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Lyons Cemetery is located in Wadena County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons Cemetery
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Hubbard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Shell City Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shell City Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Menahga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Park Rapids
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Nimrod
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Dorset
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Dorset is located in Hubbard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorset
  • Sebeka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Nevis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Osage
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Akeley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Wolf Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Wolf Lake is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Backus
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Davies
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Davies is located in Otter Tail County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davies
  • Two Inlets
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Two Inlets is located in Becker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Inlets
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Ellis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Ellis is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis
    • Hackensack
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ponsford
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Evergreen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Evergreen is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Pine Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Point is located in Becker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Point
    • Bluffton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bluffton is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Wadena
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Wadena is located in Otter Tail County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wadena <6>
    • Pine River
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ah-gwah-ching
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Ah-gwah-ching is located in Cass County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ah-gwah-ching

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 Shell City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wadena County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Shell City Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Minnesota:
  • Pages specific to Wadena 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 Shell City Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #651941  (Shell City Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #651941 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: Wadena
      • Est. Elev: 427 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Huntersville
      • Location given for Shell City Cemetery:
      • Lat: 46.790792     Lon: -94.9536297
      • 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 Minnesota's counties, including Wadena, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shell City 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.