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:
35.1687, -86.4436
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 Fayetteville. Fayetteville lies just to the west of the Shelton Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 39 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Shelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Moores Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moorehead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Moorehead Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorehead Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Jared Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Jared Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jared Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Loyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Loyd Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd Cemetery
- Noles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Noles Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noles Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Renegar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Renegar Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renegar Cemetery
- Mead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mead Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead Cemetery
- Continue List (27 more) ...
- McDaniel - Parks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Stiles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stiles Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stiles Cemetery
- Fanning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fanning Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanning Cemetery
- Tipps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tipps Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipps Cemetery
- Renegar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Renegar Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renegar Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
- Solomon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Solomon Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Buchanan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Buchanan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Kelso Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kelso Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelso Cemetery
- McClellan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McClellan Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClellan Cemetery
- Taylor - Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Snoddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Snoddy Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snoddy Cemetery
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- McClure Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McClure Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Cemetery
- Gattis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gattis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattis Cemetery
- Brady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brady Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady Cemetery
- Whitaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Whitaker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Corder Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Elk Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Flintville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Fayetteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Booneville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Booneville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booneville
- Howell Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Lexie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lexie is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexie
- Lynchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Belleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belleville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Ridgeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Countyline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Harms
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Camargo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Huntland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Molino
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Beans Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Hughey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hughey is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey
- Pearl City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Winchester Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Winchester Springs is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester Springs
- Petersburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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.
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 Tennessee:
- 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 #1270014 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270014 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: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mulberry
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1686936 Lon: -86.4436036
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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 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 '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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |