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:
36.0115, -86.3644
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 Rutherford County<2>.
The county seat for Rutherford County is located in Murfreesboro. Murfreesboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> 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 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Shelton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brothers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brothers Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brothers Cemetery
- Short Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Evans Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Evans Memorial Garden is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Memorial Garden
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evans Memorial Garden is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Murfreesboro.
- The Evans Memorial Garden has also been known as:
- Evans Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11818 <5>
- Estes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Estes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estes Cemetery
- Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ward Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Cemetery
- Drenan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Drenan Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drenan Cemetery
- Charleton Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Malone - Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Edwards Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Edwards Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Tune Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tune Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tune Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- McPeak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McPeak Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPeak Cemetery
- EAdes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The EAdes Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for EAdes Cemetery
- Short Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Peyton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peyton Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peyton Cemetery
- Alford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Walterhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Walterhill Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill Cemetery
- Robinson - McMillian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wrather Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wrather Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrather Cemetery
- Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johns Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Dunaway Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Alsup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan 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:
- Walterhill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Walterhill is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walterhill
- Leanna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leanna is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leanna
- Cainsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Colonial Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colonial Village is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Compton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Gladeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doaks Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doaks Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doaks Crossroads
- Doaks Crossroads has also been known as:
- Doaks
- Murfreesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Milton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Rural Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- La Vergne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leeville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeville
- Belinda City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belinda City is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda City
- Statesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Statesville is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Dillton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dillton is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillton
- Kittrell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kittrell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittrell
- Beckwith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beckwith is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Watertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Lebanon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Priest Lake Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Priest Lake Park is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priest Lake Park
- Snell ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snell is located in Rutherford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snell
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,361 people
- Auburntown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Auburntown is located in Cannon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburntown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Mount Juliet
(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 Rutherford County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburntown
- La Vergne
- Lebanon
- Mount Juliet
- Murfreesboro
- Smyrna
- Watertown
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 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 Rutherford 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 #1645929 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1645929 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: Rutherford
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vine
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.011451 Lon: -86.364436
- 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 Rutherford, 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 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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