Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Shelton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shelton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Shelton is located in Fairfield County .
To see how the shape of Connecticut's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries .
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fairfield County : Litchfield , New Haven , Dutchess (NY) , Putnam (NY) & Westchester (NY) .
Below are the counties that are near Shelton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelton:
Fairfield County (The home county of Shelton)
The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
Huntington (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Huntington is located in Fairfield County Shelton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
White Hills (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills White Hills is located in Fairfield County East Village (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Village East Village is located in Fairfield County Monroe (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Monroe is located in Fairfield County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
Nichols (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Nichols is located in Fairfield County Oronoque (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oronoque. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oronoque Oronoque is located in Fairfield County Trumbull (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Trumbull is located in Fairfield County Population from the 2020 Census: 35,438 people
Monroe (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Monroe is located in Fairfield County Population from the 2020 Census: 19,328 people
Stevenson (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Stevenson is located in Fairfield County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <1>
Long Hill (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Long Hill is located in Fairfield County Trumbull (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Trumbull is located in Fairfield County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumbull <1>
Hartford County
The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
Marion (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marion have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Marion is located in Hartford County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
Milldale (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
Plantsville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
Bloomfield (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
Southington (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington Southington is located in Hartford County Population from the 2020 Census: 43,829 people
Southington (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southington Southington is located in Hartford County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southington <1>
Bristol (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bristol have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Bristol is located in Hartford County Population from the 2020 Census: 59,734 people
Bristol (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
East Bristol (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bristol East Bristol is located in Hartford County Berlin (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin Berlin is located in Hartford County Population from the 2020 Census: 20,390 people
Berlin (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Kensington (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
Litchfield County
The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
Russian Village (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russian Village Russian Village is located in Litchfield County Woodbury (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Woodbury is located in Litchfield County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbury <1>
Hotchkissville ‑ Historic(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotchkissville Hotchkissville is located in Litchfield County Woodbury (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury Woodbury is located in Litchfield County Population from the 2020 Census: 9,453 people
Bridgewater (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgewater Bridgewater is located in Litchfield County Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
Bridgewater (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Roxbury (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roxbury have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Roxbury is located in Litchfield County Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
Roxbury (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
Oakville (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville Oakville is located in Litchfield County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <1>
Candlewood Lake Club (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlewood Lake Club have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlewood Lake Club Candlewood Lake Club is located in Litchfield County Chimney Point (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Point Chimney Point is located in Litchfield County Roxbury Station (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roxbury Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxbury Station Roxbury Station is located in Litchfield County Middlesex County
The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
Durham (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham Durham is located in Middlesex County Population from the 2020 Census: 7,137 people
Durham (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Middlefield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Middlefield is located in Middlesex County Population from the 2020 Census: 4,350 people
Middlefield (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlefield Middlefield is located in Middlesex County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlefield <1>
Killingworth (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killingworth have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killingworth Killingworth is located in Middlesex County Population from the 2020 Census: 6,340 people
Killingworth (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Little City (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City Little City is located in Middlesex County Middletown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown Middletown is located in Middlesex County Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
Middletown (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
New Haven County
The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
Derby (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Derby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Derby is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
Derby (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Derby is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
Former name for Derby:
Birmingham Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
Ansonia (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonia came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia Ansonia is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
Ansonia (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia Ansonia is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansonia <1>
Orange (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Orange is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 13,882 people
Orange (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Orange is located in New Haven County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
Seymour (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seymour have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Seymour is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 16,326 people
Milford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Milford is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
Milford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Milford is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
Bowers Hill (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Hill Bowers Hill is located in New Haven County Seymour (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Woodbridge (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbridge Woodbridge is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 8,704 people
Dutchess County (NY)
Pawling (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
Putnam County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
Deforest Corners (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deforest Corners Deforest Corners is located in Putnam County (NY) Putnam Lake (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Putnam Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Lake Putnam Lake is located in Putnam County (NY) Peach Lake (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Lake Peach Lake is located in Putnam County (NY) Brewster Hill (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Hill Brewster Hill is located in Putnam County (NY) Brewster (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster Brewster is located in Putnam County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <1>
Dykemans (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dykemans. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykemans Dykemans is located in Putnam County (NY) Towners (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Towners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Towners Towners is located in Putnam County (NY) Patterson (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
Crafts (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crafts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafts Crafts is located in Putnam County (NY) Lake Carmel (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Carmel Lake Carmel is located in Putnam County (NY) Suffolk County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
Old Field (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Field have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Old Field is located in Suffolk County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Field <1>
Belle Terre (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle Terre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Terre Belle Terre is located in Suffolk County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
Miller Place (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Poquott (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquott Poquott is located in Suffolk County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
Port Jefferson (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
Setauket (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
East Setauket (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Setauket. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Setauket East Setauket is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Setauket <1>
Mount Sinai (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sinai have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sinai Mount Sinai is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sinai <1>
Sound Beach (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sound Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sound Beach Sound Beach is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sound Beach <1>
Port Jefferson Station (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Port Jefferson Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jefferson Station Port Jefferson Station is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jefferson Station <1>
Rocky Point (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point Rocky Point is located in Suffolk County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Point <1>
Shoreham (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham Shoreham is located in Suffolk County (NY) Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreham <1>
Westchester County (NY)
The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
Lewisboro (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisboro Lewisboro is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisboro <1>
Boutonville (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boutonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boutonville Boutonville is located in Westchester County (NY) Scotts Corners (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotts Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corners Scotts Corners is located in Westchester County (NY) Twin Lakes Village (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes Village Twin Lakes Village is located in Westchester County (NY) Pound Ridge (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
Cross River (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
Bedford (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Goldens Bridge (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
Banksville (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banksville Banksville is located in Westchester County (NY) Somers (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Somers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers Somers is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somers <1>
Heritage Hills (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills Heritage Hills is located in Westchester County (NY) Lincolndale (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolndale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale Lincolndale is located in Westchester County (NY) Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincolndale <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelton, see our County-by-County Page for Shelton .
Cemeteries Near Shelton ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelton.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know . If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
St. Pauls Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Lawn Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawn Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Lower White Hills Cemetery (Less than 2 miles to the north)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lower White Hills Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lower White Hills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Oak Cliff Cemetery (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Cliff Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Cliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Daniels Farm Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Farm Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Gate of Heaven Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
Coram Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coram Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Riverside Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Coram Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coram Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Long Hill Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Hill Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Mt. St. Peters Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. St. Peters Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Elm Street Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Street Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Continue List (454 more) ...
St. Marys Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Pine Grove Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
St. Michaels Cemetery (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Michaels Cemetery Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Michaels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3>
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>
While we didn't find Shelton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shelton.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
Huntington (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington Huntington is located in Fairfield County White Hills (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for White Hills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hills White Hills is located in Fairfield County Shelton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
Derby (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Derby is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 12,257 people
Former name for Derby:
Birmingham Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Derby <1>
Nichols (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Nichols is located in Fairfield County Ansonia (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansonia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansonia Ansonia is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 18,525 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansonia <1>
Monroe (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Monroe is located in Fairfield County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <1>
Long Hill (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Long Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Hill Long Hill is located in Fairfield County Trumbull (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull Trumbull is located in Fairfield County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumbull <1>
Stevenson (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevenson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevenson Stevenson is located in Fairfield County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stevenson <1>
Naugatuck Junction (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Naugatuck Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naugatuck Junction Naugatuck Junction is located in New Haven County Milford (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Milford is located in New Haven County Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <1>
Continue List (18 more) ...
Orange (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
Note : The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange have been provided by the GNIS.<3> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Orange is located in New Haven County Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <1>
Stepney (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Note : We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stepney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2> Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepney Stepney is located in Fairfield County Seymour (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shelton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelton .
Newspapers Published in Shelton ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP) .
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 240 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelton.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shelton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<7> Extended Newspaper List for Shelton.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shelton:
Websites specific to Connecticut Pages specific to Fairfield County Genealogy information for nearby counties
Hartford County Litchfield County Middlesex County New Haven County Dutchess County Putnam County Suffolk County Westchester County Cemetery Information and Directories for Connecticut Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shelton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page .
The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. 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. If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. 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 . We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shelton) to Point B.