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:
35.9432, -84.3920
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery has been estimated.<1> - use with caution.
The Shelton Cemetery is located in Roane County<2>.
The county seat for Roane County is located in Kingston. Kingston lies just to the west 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 31 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.
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Gallaher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Welcher Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Welcher Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcher Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- George Jones Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Jonesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Kaklan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kaklan Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaklan Cemetery
- Dyllis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dyllis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyllis Cemetery
- Riggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Riggs Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs Cemetery
- Kries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kries Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kries Cemetery
- Gallaher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gallaher Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallaher Cemetery
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- New Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Zion Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
- Hembree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silvey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ollis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ollis Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollis Cemetery
- Massengil Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Elverton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elverton Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elverton Cemetery
- Clacks Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Clacks Gap Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clacks Gap Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Crowder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crowder Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder Cemetery
- Pauper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pauper Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauper Cemetery
- Jaynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jaynes Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynes Cemetery
- Thacker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Burns - McFarling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Currier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Currier Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currier Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallaher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Orchard View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Orchard View Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Wheat ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kries
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dyllis
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Selkirk ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Selkirk is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selkirk
- Bear ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bear is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear
- Bradbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Gem ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Coalfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kelley Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kelley Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Town
- Kingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Laddie Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Laddie Village is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laddie Village
- Oliver Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cave Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Vancouver ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vancouver is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vancouver
- Robertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tupper Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bazel Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bazel Town is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazel Town
- Eaton Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Scarboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oakdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oakdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Harriman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Midtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midtown is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midtown
- Petros
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Emory Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Roane County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Kingston
- Oak Ridge
- Oakdale
- Oliver Springs
- Wheat - Historic
- Wheat lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shelton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wheat.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheat
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 Roane 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 #1270019 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270019 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: Roane
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elverton
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.9431324 Lon: -84.3918725
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Roane, 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' 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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