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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:

34.1420, -87.0347

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 Cullman County<2>.

The county seat for Cullman County is located in Cullman. Cullman lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east 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 23 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.

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
  • Logan Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Logan Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
  • Chances Cross Roads Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Prospect Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
  • Emeus Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Emeus Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeus Cemetery
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Jones Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
  • Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
  • New Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    • Vance Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Nesmith UMC Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Nesmith UMC Cemetery is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith UMC Cemetery
      • The Nesmith UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Nesmith Cemetery
      • Nesmith Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307403 <5>
    • Livingston Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Calvert Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
    • Bowmans Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sharon Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sharon Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove Cemetery
    • Shedd Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shedd Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedd Cemetery
    • Hartwic Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Hartwic Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwic Cemetery
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 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:

  • Logan
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Chances Crossroad
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
  • Crane Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jones' Chapel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
  • Trimble
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Trimble is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
  • Central
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Central is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
  • West Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Point is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
  • Good Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Good Hope is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
  • Addison
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Ardell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Ardell is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
  • Bremen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Dodge City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodge City is located in Cullman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Arley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cullman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • South Vinemont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
    • Vinemont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Upshaw
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Upshaw is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
    • Houston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Slick Ford
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Slick Ford is located in Winston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
    • Marylee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Marylee is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
    • Damascus
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Damascus is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • East Point
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • East Point is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
    • Colony
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Colony is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
    • White City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • White City is located in Cullman County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Lacon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lacon is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
    • Cedar Plains
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains

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 Cullman County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove 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 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 Cullman 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 #1730226  (Shady Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730226 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: Cullman
      • Est. Elev: 257 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Jones Chapel
      • Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 34.1420456     Lon: -87.0347291
      • 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 Cullman, 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 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.
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