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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Shelton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shelton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Shelton is primarily located in Buffalo County. A portion of Shelton extends into Hall County.

To see how the shape of Nebraska's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Buffalo County: Adams, Custer, Dawson, Hall, Howard, Kearney, Phelps & Sherman.

Below are the counties that are near Shelton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelton:

  • Buffalo County     (The home county of Shelton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
    • Denman
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denman
      • Denman is located in Buffalo County
    • Gibbon
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
      • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <2>
    • Buda
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
      • Buda is located in Buffalo County
    • Prairie Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
      • Prairie Center is located in Buffalo County
    • Poole
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole
      • Poole is located in Buffalo County
    • Ravenna
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kearney
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Pleasanton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverdale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
      • Riverdale is located in Buffalo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverdale <2>
    • Sweetwater
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Buffalo County
    • Amherst
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Odessa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Adams County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
    • Hayland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayland
      • Hayland is located in Adams County
    • Prosser
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
      • Prosser is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
    • Kenesaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
      • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <2>
    • Juniata
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hansen
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansen
      • Hansen is located in Adams County
    • Assumption
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Assumption
      • Assumption is located in Adams County
    • Holstein
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Hastings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Blaine
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
      • Blaine is located in Adams County
    • Good Samaritan Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Samaritan Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Samaritan Village
      • Good Samaritan Village is located in Adams County
    • Roseland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ayr
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ayr have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayr
      • Ayr is located in Adams County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ayr <2>
  • Clay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
    • Trumbull
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumbull have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumbull
      • Trumbull is located in Clay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumbull <2>
    • Inland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
    • Wood River
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Hall County
    • Alda
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
      • Alda is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <2>
    • Cairo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Doniphan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
      • Doniphan is located in Hall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <2>
    • Grand Island
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamilton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
    • Phillips
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Giltner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Giltner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giltner
      • Giltner is located in Hamilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 363 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Giltner <2>
  • Howard County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
    • Boelus
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Howard City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard City
      • Howard City is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
    • Dannebrog
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dannebrog have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dannebrog
      • Dannebrog is located in Howard County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dannebrog <2>
    • Nysted
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nysted
      • Nysted is located in Howard County
    • Saint Libory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Farwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Kearney County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
    • Valley City ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
      • Valley City is located in Kearney County
    • Heartwell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
      • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <2>
    • Kearney City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kearney City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney City
      • Kearney City is located in Kearney County
      • Kearney City has also been known as:
      • Dobytown
    • Norman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Minden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Axtell
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Keene
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
      • Keene is located in Kearney County
  • Sherman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
    • Rockville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Hazard
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelton, see our County-by-County Page for Shelton.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shelton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelton.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shelton. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shelton and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shelton.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Shelton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shelton:

Cemeteries Near Shelton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shelton had a population of 706 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelton had a population of 1,055 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelton, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.

  • Gibbon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
    • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <2>
  • Wood River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lowell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
    • Lowell is located in Kearney County
  • Prosser
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosser have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosser
    • Prosser is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
  • Cameron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Hall County
  • Kenesaw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
    • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <2>
  • Buda
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buda
    • Buda is located in Buffalo County
  • Heartwell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
    • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <2>
  • Newark
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
    • Newark is located in Kearney County
  • Alda
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
    • Alda is located in Hall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <2>
  • Cairo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Michael
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Michael have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Michael
    • Saint Michael is located in Buffalo County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Juniata
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Prairie Center
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Center
      • Prairie Center is located in Buffalo County
    • Nantasket ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nantasket have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nantasket
      • Nantasket is located in Buffalo County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shelton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelton.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shelton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalogov.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/

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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shelton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7788, Longitude: -98.7306       In this case, the coordinates for Shelton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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