A visit to the Mount Shady 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 Mt. Shady Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Shady Cemetery:
31.3807, -88.0061
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Shady Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Shady Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mt. Shady Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Shady Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mt. Shady Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Shady Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Wagarville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443090 <5>
- Sunflower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sunflower Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Lewis Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Cortelyou Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cortelyou Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortelyou Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Wagarville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wagarville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville Cemetery
- Clearwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Reeds Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeds Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McIntosh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Leroy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Leroy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy Cemetery
- St. Union - Mt. Stoney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stoker Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24170 <5>
- Vaughn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Shady Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Shady Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunflower
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Wagarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hawthorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Bassetts Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Prestwick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Carson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- McIntosh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Leroy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Carlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Hobson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Seaboard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Saint Stephen's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stave Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Sims Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Malcolm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Fairford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Tibbie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Calvert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Chatom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Walker Springs
(16 miles [25.7 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 Mt. Shady Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Shady Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mt. Shady Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Mt. Shady Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157591 (Mount Shady Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157591 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 7 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wagarville
- Location given for Mount Shady Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3807232 Lon: -88.0061124
- 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 Alabama's counties, including Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Shady 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |