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:
40.0420, -92.2988
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 Knox County<2>.
The county seat for Knox County is located in Edina. Edina lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast 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 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Shelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Locust Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Locust Hill Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Taber Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Taber Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Taber Cemetery
- Lansberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lansberry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansberry Cemetery
- The Lansberry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Musgrove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29745 <5>
- Landsberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Landsberry Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsberry Cemetery
- Cupp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cupp Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Cemetery
- Bowan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bowan Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowan Cemetery
- Blanchard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Blanchard Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Cemetery
- Novelty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Novelty Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty Cemetery
- Sue City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sue City Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City Cemetery
- Cockrum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cockrum Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrum Cemetery
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rock Creek Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek Cemetery
- Paultown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Paultown Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paultown Cemetery
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- Brashear Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Brashear Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear Cemetery
- Gibbs Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibbs Union Cemetery is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gibbs Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northwest of Gibbs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #28892 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cherry Box Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherry Box Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Box Cemetery
- Hardgrove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hardgrove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardgrove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Garnett Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Garnett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garnett Cemetery
- Free Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Free Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Cemetery
- Linville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Linville Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linville Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Wilson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Novelty
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sue City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sue City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sue City
- Hurdland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hurdland is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurdland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Gibbs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hedge City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Brashear
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brashear is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brashear
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Edina
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kenwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood
- La Plata
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Love Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Love Lake is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Lake
- Leonard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Economy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Plevna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Plevna is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plevna
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Atlanta is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
- Bullion ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bullion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullion
- Millard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
- Baring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Kirby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kirby is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Knox City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Knox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atlanta
- Baring
- Bethel
- Brashear
- Edina
- Hurdland
- Kirksville
- Knox City
- La Plata
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Knox 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 #726319 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726319 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: Knox
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Locust Hill
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 40.0419821 Lon: -92.2987965
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Knox, 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. |