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:
35.1523, -85.4975
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just 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 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Shelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davis Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Powells Crossroads.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11207 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Gott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Gott Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gott Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Layne Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Layne Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layne Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Laynes Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sardis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Walden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Caroline Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Old Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Lusk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lusk Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lusk Cemetery
- Teague Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Teague Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teague Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 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:
- Powells Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Powells Crossroads is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powells Crossroads
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,352 people
- Whitwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Signal Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Condra
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Condra is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Condra
- Cartwright
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Vulcan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Valley Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Signal Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Signal Hills is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Hills
- Fountain Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fountain Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
- Walden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walden is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 people
- Whiteside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Tiftonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tiftonia is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiftonia
- Red Bank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Daus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Daus is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daus
- Kimball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chattanooga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colonial Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Wildwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lookout Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lupton City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lupton City is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton City
- Center Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Greentown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greentown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- White City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Comfort
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Comfort is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chattanooga
- Jasper
- Red Bank
- Signal Mountain
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Marion 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 #1270013 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270013 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ketner Gap
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.1522965 Lon: -85.4974643
- 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 Marion, 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 things 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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