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:
32.7848, -86.4733
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 Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest 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] of the Shady Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Chestnut Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Verbena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Verbena Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Bildee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bildee Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bildee Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Mountain Creek.
- Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Jo Anna Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jo Anna Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Anna Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Grove Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aldridge Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Marbury Church of God Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Marbury Church of God Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury Church of God Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marbury Church of God Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Marbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254269 <5>
- Marbury Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai 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 Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Verbena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Marbury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lightwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Dollar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Clanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Titus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Holtville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Pine Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Deatsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pentonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jumbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Adkin Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Billingsley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Rockford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Thorsby
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Weogufka
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Robinson Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Elmore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hissop
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Jemison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clanton
- Elmore
- Rockford
- Thorsby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Chilton 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 #151536 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #151536 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: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mitchell Dam
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7848494 Lon: -86.4733105
- 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 Chilton, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |