A visit to the Sheldon 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 Sheldon Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Sheldon Cemetery (FG ID #1087224).
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 Sheldon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheldon Cemetery:
32.8189, -109.1735
The Sheldon Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northwest of Duncan.
The cemetery is located in Greenlee County<3>.
The county seat for Greenlee County is located in Clifton. Clifton lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the north northwest of the Sheldon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sheldon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 30 miles [48.3 km] of the Sheldon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheldon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duncan Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Old Duncan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virden Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Virden Catholic Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton Cemetery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Metcalf Indian Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart Cemetery
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bunkers Cemetery
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Florence Mine Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Morenci Mexicano Cemetery
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sanchez Cemetery
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- The Sanchez Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanchez Cemetery
- San Jose Cemetery
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- The San Jose Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Jose Cemetery
- Charles Allen Hamblin Gravesite
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Epley Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Solomon Cemetery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- The Solomon Cemetery is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
- Redrock Cemetery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- The Redrock Cemetery is located in Grant County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redrock Cemetery
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Artesia Cemetery
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 14 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Sheldon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheldon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sheldon
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- York
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guthrie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Virden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Virden is located in Hidalgo County (NM)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morenci
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Whitlock Cienega ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Metcalf ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mule Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- San Jose
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Redrock
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Solomon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
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 Sheldon Cemetery. The following communities are located in Greenlee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheldon 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 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 Sheldon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arizona:
- Pages specific to Greenlee 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 Sheldon Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #1087224
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sheldon Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arizona's counties, including Greenlee, 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. |