About Shelton Cemetery
Shelton Cemetery is a cemetery near Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois. It lies about 8.2 mi west of Mount Vernon. The grounds sit at about 479 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 418345. The nearest other listed cemetery is Opdyke Cemetery, about 2.0 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Jackson Funeral Home in Mt Vernon, about 7.8 mi away. It is one of 103 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 59 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Mount Vernon. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
38.28393, -88.75811
What Shelton Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Opdyke CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.0 mi
- Black Oak Ridge CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.4 mi
- Belle Rive CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery2.8 mi
- Laird CemeteryWayne City, ILCemetery2.9 mi
- Mount Olive CemeteryWayne City, ILCemetery3.0 mi
- Old Orchard CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.2 mi
- Smith Farm CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery3.7 mi
- Etheridge CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- Richardson Farm CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery4.0 mi
- East Hickory Hill CemeteryMount Vernon, ILCemetery4.1 mi
Funeral homes near Shelton Cemetery
- Jackson Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 242-8688
- Johnston Funeral Home8.2 miFuneral home · Mount Vernon
- Legacy Monuments8.4 miMonument dealer · Mount Vernon · (618) 242-5247
- Hughey Funeral Home8.4 miFuneral home · Mt Vernon · (618) 242-3348
- Newell Funeral Home9.4 miFuneral home · Mount Vernon · (618) 246-0100
- Young Funeral Home9.7 miFuneral home · Wayne City · (618) 895-7250
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