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:
38.9456, -91.0799
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 Lincoln County<2>.
The county seat for Lincoln County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the east 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Shelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harvey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Harvey Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey Cemetery
- Old Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Davis Cemetery
- Slavens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Slavens Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slavens Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The East Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Hawk Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawk Point Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Point Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Indian Camp Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Camp Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Camp Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Indian Camp Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #29497 <5>
- Howell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hunter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Copher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Copher Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copher Cemetery
- Troy City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Troy City Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy City Cemetery
- Guthrie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- Mumford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mumford Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mumford Cemetery
- Metcall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Metcall Cemetery is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metcall Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross 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:
- Hawk Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cave is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
- Mackville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mackville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wright City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Moscow Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Davis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
- Truesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Truesdale is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truesdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Truxton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Truxton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truxton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Foristell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pendleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pendleton is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Innsbrook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Innsbrook is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Innsbrook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Innsbrook has also been known as:
- Innsbrook village
- Flint Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flint Hill is located in Saint Charles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
- Fountain N' Lakes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fountain N' Lakes is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain N' Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
- Fountain N' Lakes has also been known as:
- Fountain N' Lakes village
- Silex
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Silex is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Olney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Olney is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Jonesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Corso
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corso is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corso
- Auburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Auburn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Wentzville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chain-of-Rocks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chain-of-Rocks is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chain-of-Rocks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 105 people
- Argentville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Argentville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argentville
- Bellflower
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bellflower is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellflower
- Population from the 2020 Census: 356 people
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 Lincoln County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellflower
- Hawk Point
- Jonesburg
- Silex
- Troy
- Troy lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shelton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Wright City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lincoln 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 #726318 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726318 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: Lincoln
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Warrenton NE
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.945602 Lon: -91.0798672
- 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 Lincoln, 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 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. |