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:
36.7265, -83.7477
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 Bell County<2>.
The county seat for Bell County is located in Pineville. Pineville lies just to the northeast of the Shelton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 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.
- Peavier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Peavier Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavier Cemetery
- Goodin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Old Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Carroll Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Carroll Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Knuckle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Knuckle Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knuckle Cemetery
- Wallsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Goodin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Goodin Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodin Cemetery
- Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Detherage Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Detherage Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detherage Cemetery
- Fox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fox Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hendrickson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hendrickson Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrickson Cemetery
- Tinsley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tinsley Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Hurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hurst Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Ingram
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ingram is located in Bell County
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- Wasioto
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wasioto is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wasioto
- Pineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dorton Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dorton Branch is located in Bell County
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- Fourmile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fourmile is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile
- Straight Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Straight Creek is located in Bell County
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- Trosper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Trosper is located in Knox County
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- Warren
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Warren is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Wheeler
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wheeler is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Calvin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Calvin is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
- Jenson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jenson is located in Bell County
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- Arjay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arjay is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arjay
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Flat Lick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flat Lick is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Lick
- Edgewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edgewood is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewood
- Stony Fork Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
- Middlesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Varilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Varilla is located in Bell County
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- Capito
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Capito is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capito
- Yellow Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Yellow Creek is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Premier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Premier is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Cumberland Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Miracle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Miracle is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle
- Kettle Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kettle Island is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Island
- Sims Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sims Fork is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Fork
- Rella
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rella is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rella
- Artemus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Artemus is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artemus
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 Bell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cumberland Gap
- Middlesboro
- Pineville
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 Shelton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Kentucky:
- Pages specific to Bell 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 #503334 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #503334 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: Bell
- Est. Elev: 377 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Middlesboro North
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7264737 Lon: -83.747696
- 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 Kentucky's counties, including Bell, 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' 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. |