About Shelton Cemetery
Shelton Cemetery is a cemetery near La Plata, Knox County, Missouri. It lies about 10 mi west of La Plata. The grounds sit at about 846 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 726319. The nearest other listed cemetery is Epperson Cemetery, about 0.3 mi to the northwest. The nearest funeral chapel we know of is Travis Funeral Chapel in La Plata, about 10 mi away. It is one of 53 cemeteries we list in Knox County, and 23 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. The oldest recorded cemetery in Knox County dates to 1853.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, La Plata. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Map
40.04197, -92.29879
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
- Epperson CemeteryLa Plata, MOCemetery0.3 mi
- Locust Hill CemeteryLa Plata, MOCemetery1.8 mi
- Mount Tabor CemeteryEdina, MOCemetery2.9 mi
- Lansberry CemeteryLa Plata, MOCemetery3.1 mi
- Cupp CemeteryLa Plata, MOCemetery4.5 mi
- Eucebia CemeteryLa Plata, MOCemetery4.8 mi
- Bowan CemeteryLa Plata, MOCemetery4.9 mi
- Blanchard CemeteryLa Plata, MOCemetery5.2 mi
- Hazel Dell CemeteryLa Plata, MOCemetery5.3 mi
- Novelty CemeteryEdina, MOCemetery5.4 mi
Funeral homes near Shelton Cemetery
- Travis Funeral Chapel10 miFuneral chapel · La Plata · (660) 332-7145
- Hudson-Rimer Funeral Chapel11 miFuneral chapel · Edina · (660) 397-2233
- Doss Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Edina · (660) 397-3300
- Elliott Funeral Home14 miFuneral home · Atlanta · (660) 239-4512
- Playle-Rimer-Millard Family Funeral Chapel16 miFuneral chapel · Kirksville · (660) 665-3744
- Davis-Playle Hudson Rimer Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Kirksville · (660) 665-3744
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