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:
35.9032, -82.5776
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 Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Marshall. Marshall lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest 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 35 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Shelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arrington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Proffitt Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Coates Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Coates Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coates Cemetery
- Shook Ramsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Ramsey Cemetery
- The Shook Ramsey Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramsey Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2208646 <5>
- Buckner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Buckner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckner Cemetery
- Shook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shook Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shook Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Justice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Justice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Sams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sams Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Cemetery
- Grapevine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Grapevine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine Cemetery
- Gosnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gosnell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gosnell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gosnell Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Petersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #47491 <5>
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Dill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Sprinkle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sprinkle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprinkle Cemetery
- Murray Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Murray Gap Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray Gap Cemetery
- Creed Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Creek Cemetery
- John Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The John Roberts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Roberts Cemetery
- The John Roberts Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hensley Family Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Davis Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Rice Cemetery
- Heck Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Heck Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heck Creek Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Jesse Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jesse Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse Rice Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Peek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Peek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peek Cemetery
- Merrill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Merrill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Cemetery
- Jarvis Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jarvis Brown Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis Brown Cemetery
- Harris Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- California Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkins - Willis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Banks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- The Banks Cemetery has also been known as:
- Laurel Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Engle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Engle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engle Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Foster Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Petersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Ivy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Flag Pond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Allegheny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- Cutshalltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- White Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Marshall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Rollins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Democrat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Democrat is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat
- Flat Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Clear Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Allenstand
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Hurricane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Stackhouse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Barnardsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockview is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview
- Higgins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Higgins is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins
- Alexander
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Weaverville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Beech
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beech is located in Buncombe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Ramseytown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ramseytown is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseytown
- Sioux
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sioux is located in Yancey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sioux
- Hot Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 #1015411 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1015411 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 857 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sams Gap
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9031635 Lon: -82.5776363
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Madison, 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. |
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