About Shelby Cemetery
Shelby Cemetery is a cemetery near Avoca, Shelby County, Iowa. It lies about 6.3 mi east of Avoca. The grounds sit at about 1,325 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 1982660. The nearest other listed cemetery is Olson Cemetery, about 3.9 mi to the east. The nearest cremation provider we know of is Heartland Funeral & Cremation Services in Harlan, about 11 mi away. It is one of 36 cemeteries we list in Shelby County, and 18 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Avoca. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
41.50855, -95.45179
What Shelby Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Olson CemeteryAvoca, IACemetery3.9 mi
- Minden Township CemeteryAvoca, IAMunicipal cemetery5.3 mi
- Schley CemeteryHarlan, IACemetery5.7 mi
- Graceland CemeteryAvoca, IACemetery6.0 mi
- Champlin CemeteryAvoca, IACemetery6.5 mi
- Lytle CemeteryHarlan, IACemetery6.5 mi
- Graybill CemeteryAvoca, IACemetery6.7 mi
- Spears CemeteryAvoca, IACemetery6.7 mi
- Silver Valley CemeteryOakland, IACemetery7.6 mi
- Newton CemeteryAvoca, IACemetery7.8 mi
Funeral homes near Shelby Cemetery
- Heartland Funeral & Cremation Services11 miCremation provider · Harlan · (712) 755-3177
- Pauley Jones Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Harlan · (712) 755-3135
- Sondag Monument12 miMonument dealer · Harlan · (712) 733-9741
- Rieken Vieth Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Oakland · (712) 482-6243
- Loess Hills Funeral & Cremation Center19 miCremation provider · Carson · (712) 484-2283
- Fouts Funeral Home, Inc21 miFuneral home · Woodbine · (712) 647-2221
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Related guides
- How Are Cemetery Plots Organized?Sections, lots, rows and graves explained, plus how to read a cemetery map and a plot deed.
- How Deep Is a Grave?Where "six feet under" comes from, typical depths today, and what state rules actually require.
- What Happens When a Cemetery Is Full?Closed and inactive cemeteries, who maintains them, and what it means for families with existing plots.
- What Does a Headstone Cost?Flat markers, upright headstones and monuments, materials, engraving, installation fees and the cemetery's foundation charge.