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:
36.6359, -82.6540
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 Scott County<2>.
The county seat for Scott County is located in Gate City. Gate City lies just to the east 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 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.
- McDavid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McDavid Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Wood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Wood Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- France Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The France Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for France Cemetery
- Pierson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pierson Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wininger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wininger Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wininger Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
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- Larkin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Larkin Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkin Cemetery
- Sivert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sivert Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivert Cemetery
- Sivert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sivert Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivert Cemetery
- Haynes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Haynes Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Cemetery
- Wolfe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wolfe Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfe Cemetery
- Oak Glen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Glen Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Glen Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Hensley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hensley Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensley Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bussell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bussell Cemetery is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bussell Cemetery
- Kinkead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kinkead Cemetery is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinkead Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Bellamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bellamy Cemetery is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy Cemetery
- Francisco Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Francisco Cemetery is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco Cemetery
- Hash Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hash Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hash Cemetery
- Estill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams 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:
- Yuma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yuma is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuma
- Kermit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Frisco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Frisco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Greenvale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Gate City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beartown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Morrison City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morrison City is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison City
- Weber City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Weber City is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weber City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
- Clinchport
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Clinchport is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Block City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Mount Carmel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
- Rotherwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rotherwood is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rotherwood
- Green Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Cherokee Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Church Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Horace ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horace is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horace
- New Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Canton is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Borden Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Village
- Kingsport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bloomingdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bloomingdale is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomingdale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 9,888 people
- Snowflake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snowflake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
- Duffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Beechwood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beechwood Village is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beechwood Village
- Hiltons
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fort Blackmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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 Scott County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shelton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinchport
- Gate City
- Kingsport
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 helpful 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Scott 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 #1487174 (Shelton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1487174 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: Scott
- Est. Elev: 449 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clinchport
- Location given for Shelton Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.635932 Lon: -82.6540459
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Scott, 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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