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:
33.3701, -86.6630
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 Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast 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.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- K Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The K Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K Springs Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Quinn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bryan Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Old Acton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Acton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Acton Cemetery
- Indian Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Signal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Signal Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Signal Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Poindexter - Vick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Bold Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 34 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:
- Chelsea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Inverness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Lake Purdy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Shoal Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Bridgeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Indian Springs Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Cahaba Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mountain Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (22 more) ...
- Vestavia Hills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Dunavant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- English Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mountain Brook Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Homewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Sterrett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Irondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Falliston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Saginaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Marks Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Gate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Dunnavant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Avondale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Rock Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Weems
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Mason City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Oxmoor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Shannon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
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 Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avondale
- Gate City
- Pelham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shelby 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 #146563 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146563 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chelsea
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3701097 Lon: -86.6630413
- 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 Shelby, 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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