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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...
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>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shady Grove Cemetery
Lat: 31.7860° (31° 47' 9")
Lon: -88.2564° (-88° 15' 23")
The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Butler. Butler lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north of the Shady Grove Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Coopers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coopers Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coopers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Coopers Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Barrytown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barrytown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barrytown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Barrytown Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Bladon Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bladon Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bladon Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bladon Springs Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Gilbertown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbertown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Gilbertown Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Springbank Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springbank Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springbank Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Springbank Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Singley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Singley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Singley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Singley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Cullomburg Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cullomburg Cemetery
- The Cullomburg Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cullomburg Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Cullomburg.
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Cullomburg
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Floyd Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Floyd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
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- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- McDowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDowell Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Womack Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Womack Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Womack Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Womack Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Moores Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moores Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moores Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Mosley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mosley Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mosley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Reeds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- West Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Bend Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Bend Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The West Bend Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Turner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Little Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Little Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Moore 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 Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Silas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Silas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silas
- Silas is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silas <6>
- Souwilpa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Bolinger
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Cullomburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Bladon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bladon Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fakit Chipunta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Womack Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Womack Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Gilbertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown
- Gilbertown is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gilbertown <6>
- Toxey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Aquilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Coffeeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coffeeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville
- Coffeeville is located in Clarke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coffeeville <6>
- Healing Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Healing Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Millry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry
- Millry is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millry <6>
- Frankville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Emory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Isney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Bigbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Okatuppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Needham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Barlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Melvin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Red Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Millry
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. The following communities are located in Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bladon Springs
- Bladon Springs lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Bladon Springs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
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 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 Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Choctaw County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Clarke County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Marengo County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Washington County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Wayne County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Alabama
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Alabama
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Choctaw
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Shady Grove Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 #1805541 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1805541 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Silas
- County: Choctaw Elev: 61
- Location given for GNIS #1805541 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Choctaw, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shady Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7860, Longitude: -88.2564 In this case, the coordinates for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |