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:
35.9415, -89.3278
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 Dyer County<2>.
The county seat for Dyer County is located in Dyersburg. Dyersburg lies just to the north northwest 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 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sorrell Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Clay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Palestine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cock and Irvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nash Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Nash Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Hodge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodge Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Stallcup Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hardin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill Memorial Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Hill Memorial Garden is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Memorial Garden
- The Green Hill Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Greenhill Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2159745 <5>
- Belle Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Belle Vernon Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Vernon Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Viar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Viar Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viar Cemetery
- Butterworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Butterworth Cemetery is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterworth Cemetery
- Parr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Albritton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Albritton Cemetery is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albritton Cemetery
- Bowen Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bowen Chapel Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bowen Chapel Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2140279 <5>
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Fowlkes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fowlkes is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes
- Tigrett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Tigrett is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigrett
- Bishop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bishop is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Halls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Bluff is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Bluff
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
- Unionville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Dyersburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gates is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates
- Population from the 2020 Census: 598 people
- Middle City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Middle City is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle City
- Maury City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maury City is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Crockett Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crockett Mills is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett Mills
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Tatumville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tatumville is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatumville
- Finley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Finley is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
- Estimated population in 2014: 299 people
- Richwoods
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richwoods is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwoods
- Newbern
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Edith
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edith is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Meacham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meacham is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meacham
- Flippin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flippin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flippin
- Toulon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Toulon is located in Haywood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
- Johnsons Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Grove is located in Crockett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Grove
- Brazil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Brazil is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Mengelwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
- Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
- Alamo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkville is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 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 Dyer County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Dyersburg
- Friendship
- Halls
- Newbern
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Dyer 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 #1270018 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270018 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: Dyer
- Est. Elev: 99 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bonicord
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9414616 Lon: -89.3278491
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Dyer, 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. |
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