A visit to the Sheldon 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 Sheldon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheldon Cemetery:
44.8862, -72.9496
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheldon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sheldon Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Saint Albans. Saint Albans lies just to the southwest of the Sheldon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sheldon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sheldon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheldon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Anthonys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Anthonys Cemetery
- Sheldon Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sheldon Union Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon Union Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Kirley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirley Cemetery
- Waite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Waite Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waite Cemetery
- North Sheldon - Fish Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- East Highgate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The East Highgate Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Highgate Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Leach Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Leach Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach Cemetery
- St. Rocks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Rocks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rocks Cemetery
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- Diamond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Diamond Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Cemetery
- Pumpkin Village Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gallop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gallop Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallop Cemetery
- Culler - Cutler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greens Corner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Greens Corner Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corner Cemetery
- Swanton Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Swanton Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton Hill Cemetery
- East Sheldon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The East Sheldon Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Sheldon Cemetery
- St. Louis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- St. Louis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Louis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Louis Cemetery
- Highgate Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Highgate Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barlow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Patricks Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Patricks Cemetery
- Morey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morey Cemetery
- North Fairfield - Herrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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 Sheldon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheldon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sheldon
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sheldon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheldon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,226 people
- North Sheldon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- North Sheldon is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Sheldon
- Greens Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greens Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Corners
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Franklin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Franklin
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,435 people
- Highgate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Highgate is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,664 people
- Fairfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,973 people
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- West Enosburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Enosburg is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Enosburg
- Enosburg Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Enosburg Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enosburg Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
- Saint Albans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swanton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swanton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swanton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,574 people
- Morses Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morses Line is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morses Line
- Bakersfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bakersfield is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,336 people
- West Berkshire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Berkshire
- North Fairfax
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Fairfax is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fairfax
- Bakersfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Enosburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,756 people
- Berkshire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berkshire is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkshire
- Pigeon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Maquam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Maquam is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maquam
- Saint Albans
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Albans is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,540 people
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Sheldon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Vermont:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Sheldon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1920774 (Sheldon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1920774 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sheldon Springs
- Location given for Sheldon Cemetery:
- Lat: 44.8861567 Lon: -72.9495789
- 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 Vermont's counties, including Franklin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sheldon 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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