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:
31.1482, -85.3897
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 Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Dothan. Dothan lies just to the north 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 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Memphis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Memphis Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Selma Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Selma Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
- The Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Selma Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594112 <5>
- Lassiter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Cemetery
- Little Vine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Cowarts Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hurts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurts Chapel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurts Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Dothan City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dothan City Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan City Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crestlawn Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Cemetery
- Cowarts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cowarts Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Registers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Registers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Registers Cemetery
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 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:
- Keyton's
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Rehobeth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Parish
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hodgesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Parker Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Dothan
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Avon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Cowarts
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merritts Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Madrid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Madrid is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Malvern
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Webb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barber
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Kinsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Grimes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Slocomb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Napier Field
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
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 Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashford
- Dothan
- Headland
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Parish
- Pinckard
- Slocomb
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 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 Houston 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 #149916 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149916 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dothan West
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1482337 Lon: -85.3896554
- 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 Houston, 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. |