A visit to the Shelton Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shelton Memorial Cemetery:
35.3329, -84.8249
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shelton Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shelton Memorial Cemetery is located in Meigs County<2>.
The county seat for Meigs County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Shelton Memorial Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Shelton Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Blevins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Williamson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Renslow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Renslow Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renslow Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Bethel Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Godsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Godsey Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Godsey Cemetery
- Beech Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Atkinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Weir Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Barner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Erwin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ruyan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ruyan Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruyan Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Murphy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Murphy Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Cemetery
- Swafford - David Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Candies Creek Company Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hennegers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McCarthy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McCarthy Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarthy Cemetery
- Charleston Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maddux Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maddux Cemetery is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddux Cemetery
- Shiloh Presbyterian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Erwin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Erwin Cemetery is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shelton Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shelton Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamontville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Lamontville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamontville
- Etola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Etola is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etola
- Charleston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calhoun
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefounte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bellefounte is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefounte
- Beta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beta is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beta
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Countryside Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Countryside Village is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside Village
- Chestuee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chestuee is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestuee
- Goodfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Goodfield is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodfield
- Birchwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Luskville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Luskville is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luskville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Claxton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Claxton is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claxton
- Cayuga Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cayuga Town is located in Meigs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Town
- Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,608 people
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- South Cleveland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Cleveland is located in Bradley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cleveland
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,912 people
- Benton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodsprings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in McMinn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ocoee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delano
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bryan Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bryan Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Hill
- Dayton
(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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meigs County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Athens lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shelton Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Athens.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Benton
- Calhoun
- Cleveland
- Dayton
- Decatur
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Meigs 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1270026 (Shelton Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1270026 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: Meigs
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Charleston
- Location given for Shelton Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 35.3328502 Lon: -84.8249443
- 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 Meigs, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shelton Memorial 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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