A visit to the Shady Grove 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 Shady Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shady Grove Cemetery:
34.1329, -85.7875
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies just to the east northeast of the Shady Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shady Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shady Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Croft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Parker Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Parker Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Memorial Park Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Owens Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owens Memorial Park Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Turkeytown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2525836 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hale ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Leesburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ballplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Coat's Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Centre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Wilsonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Sand Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Banner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ball Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Moshat
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Keener
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Hokes Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Yancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Tucker Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Duck Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Crudup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
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 Shady Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Bluff
- Centre
- Collinsville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136979 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136979 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leesburg
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1328744 Lon: -85.7874671
- 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 Cherokee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Grove 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. |