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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shelton Cemetery

Lat:   38.3310°   (38° 19' 51")

Lon:   -78.4497°   (-78° 26' 58")

The Shelton Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.

The county seat for Greene County is located in Stanardsville. Stanardsville lies just to the south southeast of the Shelton Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.

  • Gibbons Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gibbons Graveyard
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Gibbons Graveyard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Gibbons Graveyard is located in Greene County
  • Eddins Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eddins Graveyard
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Eddins Graveyard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Eddins Graveyard is located in Greene County
  • Taylor Graveyard
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Graveyard
    • The Taylor Graveyard is located in Greene County
  • Mt. Coland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Coland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Coland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Coland Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Temple Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Temple Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Temple Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Temple Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Powell Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Powell Graveyard
    • The Powell Graveyard is located in Greene County
  • Breeden's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breeden's Cemetery
    • The Breeden's Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Stanardsville Public Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Shiflett Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiflett Graveyard
    • The Shiflett Graveyard is located in Greene County
  • Shiloh Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
    • The Shiloh Church Of The Brethren Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Shiloh Church Of The Brethren Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Kinderhook.
    • The Shiloh Church Of The Brethren Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Shiloh Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2363734 <6>
  • Sholes Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sholes Family Cemetery
    • The Sholes Family Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sholes Family Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Swift Run.
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Shifflett Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lower Pocosin Mission Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lydia Free Pentecostal Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • St. James Mission Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Mission Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the St. James Mission Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The St. James Mission Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Garth Graveyard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garth Graveyard
      • The Garth Graveyard is located in Greene County
    • Runkle Graveyard
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Runkle Graveyard
      • The Runkle Graveyard is located in Greene County
    • Geer - Southard Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)

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.

  • Stanardsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
    • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <7>
  • Kinderhook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
    • Kinderhook is located in Greene County
  • Hood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Amicus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
  • Wolftown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolftown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
    • Wolftown is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <7>
  • Quinque
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
    • Quinque is located in Greene County
  • Swift Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift Run
    • Swift Run is located in Rockingham County
  • Dawsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dawsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
    • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
  • Ruth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
    • Ruth is located in Madison County
  • Cedarmere
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Cedarmere is located in Albemarle County
  • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
    • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
  • Advance Mills Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills Village
    • Advance Mills Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Boonesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesville
      • Boonesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Advance Mills
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance Mills
      • Advance Mills is located in Albemarle County
      • Advance Mills has also been known as:
      • Fray's Mills
    • Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <7>
    • Elkton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
      • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <7>
    • Aroda
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
      • Aroda is located in Madison County
    • Berrytown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrytown
      • Berrytown is located in Rockingham County
    • Earlysville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Earlysville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlysville
      • Earlysville is located in Albemarle County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earlysville <7>
    • Burnley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Burnley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnley
      • Burnley is located in Albemarle County
    • Syria
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Free Union
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Gilbert
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gilbert. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
      • Gilbert is located in Albemarle County
    • Verbena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Verbena. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
      • Verbena is located in Page County
    • Hollymead
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollymead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
      • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
    • Jefferson Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
      • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Barboursville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burnt Tree
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
      • Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
    • Shenandoah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
      • Shenandoah is located in Page County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,334 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <7>

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 Greene County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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:

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 #1474477  (Shelton Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1474477 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Stanardsville
    • County: Greene         Elev: 231
    • Location given for GNIS #1474477 (Shelton Cemetery)

The official website for Greene County: www.gcva.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Virginia's counties, including Greene, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shelton Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3310, Longitude: -78.4497       In this case, the coordinates for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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