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:
35.9648, -82.6549
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 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south 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 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Shelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bevy Landers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Bevy Landers Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevy Landers Cemetery
- The Bevy Landers Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belva Cemetery
- Aikens - Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- The Franklin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carl Franklin Cemetery
- Norton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Norton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Cemetery
- J. V. Shelton Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- John Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- 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
- Baker Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Baker Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Creek Cemetery
- Creed Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Culvin Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Culvin Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culvin Creek Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- The Franklin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Harrison Franklin Cemetery
- Selmer Shelton Cemetery
- Franklin Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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- Laurel Seminary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jack Wallin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jack Wallin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Wallin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jack Wallin Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Hurricane.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484835 <5>
- George Worley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The George Worley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Worley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the George Worley Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of White Rock.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2497848 <5>
- Shelton Mtn. Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Mtn. Family Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Mtn. Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shelton Mtn. Family Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of White Rock.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2497851 <5>
- Gentry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gentry Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentry Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Davis Rice Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Rice Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Proffitt Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gaither Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Allegheny
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Allegheny is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allegheny
- White Rock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White Rock is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock
- Cutshalltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Foster Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foster Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Creek
- Allenstand
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Allenstand is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenstand
- Hurricane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurricane is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
- Flag Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flag Pond is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Pond
- Stackhouse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stackhouse is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
- Walnut
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Clear Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
- Former name for Clear Branch:
- Kittyton
- Loganton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loganton is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loganton
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hot Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Petersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Petersburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Camp Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Creek
- Marshall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Rollins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rollins is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollins
- Ivy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ivy is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy
- Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Indian Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Cedar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Creek is located in Greene County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
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 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 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 #1015412 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1015412 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: 866 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Rock
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9648281 Lon: -82.6548621
- 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 drawn 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. |