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:
36.6137, -86.9006
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 Robertson County<2>.
The county seat for Robertson County is located in Springfield. Springfield lies just to the south 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 32 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Shelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hollingsworth Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Cemetery
- Stark - Baldwin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stark - Baldwin Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark - Baldwin Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Taylor Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holman Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Roberts Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Gunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Gunn Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Cemetery
- Barbee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brakefield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brakefield Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakefield Cemetery
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- Smith - Shelton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Smith - Shelton Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith - Shelton Cemetery
- Robertson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Robertson Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holman Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Dozier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dozier Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holland Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Highsmith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Highsmith Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highsmith Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Farmer Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Garrett Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Farthing Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Farthing Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farthing Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Long Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holman Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Holman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Holman Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holman Cemetery
- Dean Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Dean Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Cemetery
- Hart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hart Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
- Smelser Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smelser Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelser Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is also located in Robertson 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 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:
- Barren Plain
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Barren Plain is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Adairville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Springfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Adams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adams is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <6>
- Schochoh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Flewellyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flewellyn is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Orlinda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prices Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Holmansville is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
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- Olmstead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Allensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Sandy Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Ferguson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cross Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Greenbrier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Jernigan Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jernigan Town is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan Town
- Hadensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Port Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Stroudville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stroudville is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Coopertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Coopertown is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Calistia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Calistia is also located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calistia
- Neosheo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Neosheo is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neosheo
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 Robertson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Adairville
- Adams
- Adams lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Shelton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Adams.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Greenbrier
- Springfield
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 professional and volunteer 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 Robertson 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 #1644423 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1644423 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: Robertson
- Est. Elev: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Springfield North
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.6136543 Lon: -86.9005535
- 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 Robertson, 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |