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:
38.2839, -88.7581
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 just to the west 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 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Black Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Opdyke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Laird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Laird Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird Cemetery
- Old Orchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Orchard Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Orchard Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery
- The East Hickory Hill MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- East Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1972334 <5>
- Newton Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Newton Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Farm Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Etheridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Etheridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etheridge Cemetery
- Meddows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Meddows Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meddows Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Hams Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hams Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Grove Cemetery
- Richardson Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rentchler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rentchler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentchler Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Wall Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wall Farm Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Farm Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Atchison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Atchison Cemetery is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atchison Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Egbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Egbert Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egbert 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:
- Opdyke
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Rive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Markham City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Markham City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham City
- Bluford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marlow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marlow is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
- Summersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Summersville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
- Dahlgren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Keenes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pigeon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bonnie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lovilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lovilla is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovilla
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wayne City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Belle Prairie City
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Idlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Idlewood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idlewood
- Marcoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marcoe is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcoe
- Ina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ina is 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>
- Taylor Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Taylor Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Hill
- Piopolis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Piopolis is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piopolis
- Shields
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shields is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Dareville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dareville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dareville
- Nason
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sims
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Texico
(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 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Shelton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ina.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- 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 #418345 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #418345 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: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opdyke
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2839375 Lon: -88.7581152
- 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 things 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. |