A visit to the Shelton 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 Shelton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shelton Cemetery:
38.2014, -88.7059
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shelton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Mount Vernon. Mount Vernon lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Shelton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shelton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Shelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wall Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wall Farm Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Farm Cemetery
- Lowry Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lowry Hill Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Hill Cemetery
- IOOF Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The IOOF Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for IOOF Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Four Graves
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Four Graves is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Graves
- Fitzsimons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fitzsimons Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzsimons Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Flint Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Wilbanks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilbanks Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbanks Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Crisel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crisel Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisel Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Atchison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Atchison Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison Cemetery
- Laird Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Laird Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
- Sugar Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Opdyke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Farm Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Farm Cemetery
- Rentchler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rentchler Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- Grothoff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grothoff Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grothoff Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dahlgren
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Belle Rive
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lovilla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Opdyke
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Frisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Piopolis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Bluford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Prairie City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belle Prairie City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Prairie City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Markham City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Markham City is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Marlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Macedonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Flint
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Keenes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bonnie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ina is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <6>
- Ewing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Diamond City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
- Wayne City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- McLeansboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Summersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Whittington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jefferson City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Mount Vernon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Shelton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dahlgren
- Ina
- Ina lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Shelton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- McLeansboro
- Mount Vernon
- Wayne City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Shelton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Illinois:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Shelton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #418344 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418344 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 139 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dahlgren
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2014375 Lon: -88.7058916
- 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 Illinois' counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Shelton 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. |