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:
31.5068, -86.1019
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 Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Elba. Elba lies just to the south southeast of the Shady Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Hudson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Driskell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prescott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prescott Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Rocky Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Head Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Head Cemetery
- White Water Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The White Water Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Water Cemetery
- Wise Mill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wise Mill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Mill Cemetery
- Pine Level Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Zions Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Zions Chapel Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Chapel Cemetery
- Shearon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shearon Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearon Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Glenwood.
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Old Sharron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Sharron Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sharron Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Danley Cross Roads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rosin Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rosin Ridge Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosin Ridge Cemetery
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill 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:
- Zoar
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Pine Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Bullock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Elba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danleys Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Wilkinstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Mixson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Brantley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- New Brockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Social Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Clintonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Java
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Tarentum
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Dozier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- County Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Vidette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Goodman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Roeton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Coffee 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 #157734 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157734 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 103 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluff Springs
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5068306 Lon: -86.1018937
- 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 Coffee, 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |