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A visit to the Shelton Memorial Park ...

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 Park ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shelton Memorial Park:

47.2179, -123.1257

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

The Shelton Memorial Park is located in Mason County<2>.

The county seat for Mason County is located in Shelton. Shelton lies just to the east southeast of the Shelton Memorial Park .

Open a Google Map centered on the Shelton Memorial Park.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> of the Shelton Memorial Park.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shelton Memorial Park, with the nearest first.

  • Oakland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • Squaxin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Squaxin Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squaxin Cemetery
    • The Squaxin Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kamilche Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2429548 <5>
  • McCleary Pythian Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • McLane Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • The McLane Cemetery is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLane Cemetery
    • The McLane Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mud Bay Cemetery
  • Turnow Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • The Turnow Cemetery is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnow Cemetery
  • Mills & Mills Memorial Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mills & Mills Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mills & Mills Memorial Park is located outside and to the southwest of Tumwater.
    • The Mills & Mills Memorial Park has also been known as:
    • Olympic Memorial Garden Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76974 <5>
  • Mt. Tabor Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Thurston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
  • Longbranch Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Longbranch Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longbranch Cemetery
  • German Lutheran Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The German Lutheran Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Lutheran Cemetery
    • The German Lutheran Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Lakebay German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
    • Old German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
  • Lakebay Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • The Lakebay Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakebay Cemetery
  • Oddfellow Cemetery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oddfellow Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellow Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Vaughn Bay Cemetery
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • The Vaughn Bay Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Bay Cemetery
      • The Vaughn Bay Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bayview Cemetery
      • Niemann Family Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • The Masonic Cemetery is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Anderson Island Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Twin Firs Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • The Twin Firs Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Firs Cemetery
      • The Twin Firs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sand Hill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #435011 <5>
    • Dewatto Cemetery
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • The Dewatto Cemetery is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewatto 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 Park.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shelton Memorial Park, with the nearest first:

  • Shelton
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bayshore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bayshore is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayshore
  • New Kamilche
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Kamilche is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kamilche
  • Skokomish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Skokomish is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokomish
  • Mohrweis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mohrweis is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrweis
  • Union ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Tahuya
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Potlatch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • McCleary Junction
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McCleary Junction is located in Grays Harbor County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary Junction
  • McCleary
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Herron Island
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Hoodsport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Matlock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Matlock is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock
    • Garden City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Sine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
    • Grapeview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Olympia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Puget
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Puget is located in Thurston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puget
    • Lilliwaup
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Deckerville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Deckerville is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
    • Tumwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Longbranch
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Lakebay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Home
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Home is located in Pierce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home
    • Allyn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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 Park. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mason County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Allyn
    • Allyn lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Shelton Memorial Park.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Allyn.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allyn
  • Hoodsport
  • McCleary
  • Olympia
  • Shelton

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 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 Memorial Park:

  • Pages specific to Washington:
  • Pages specific to Mason 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 Park:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1528867  (Shelton Memorial Park)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1528867 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: Mason
      • Est. Elev: 64 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Shelton
      • Location given for Shelton Memorial Park:
      • Lat: 47.2178721     Lon: -123.1257073
      • 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 Washington's counties, including Mason, 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 from Point A (ie- Shelton Memorial Park) 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.