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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:

33.1349, -92.7093

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 Union County<2>.

The county seat for Union County is located in El Dorado. El Dorado lies just to the north northeast 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 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Old Parkers Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Parkers Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cummings Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Cummings Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cummings Cemetery
  • Galilee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Galilee Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Cemetery
  • Wesson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Wesson Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
  • Stamps Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Stamps Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
  • Beulah Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Beulah Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Grove Cemetery
  • Parnell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Parnell Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
  • Beulah Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Beulah Grove Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Grove Cemetery
  • Cobb Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Cobb Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
  • Smyrna Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Smyrna Cemetery is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Caledonia Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Caledonia Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia Cemetery
    • Wooley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wooley Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Cemetery
    • Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
      • The Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethel Cemetery
    • Presbyterian Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presbyterian Cemetery
    • McGee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The McGee Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
    • Carroll Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Carroll Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Scotland Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Scotland Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Morgan - Wade Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Newton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Newton Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton Cemetery
    • Arlington Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Arlington Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Arlington Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of El Dorado.
      • The Arlington Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Arlington Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52858 <5>
    • Woodlawn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Woodlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of El Dorado.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1188120 <5>

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:

  • El Dorado
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scotland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Scotland is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Junction City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Junction City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 520 people
  • Blanchard Springs ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Blanchard Springs is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard Springs
  • Junction City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Junction City is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 557 people
  • Dumas City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Dumas City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumas City
  • Wards Mill ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Wards Mill is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wards Mill
  • Lisbon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lisbon is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Perdue City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Perdue City is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue City
  • Lawson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lawson is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson
  • Norphlet
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Norphlet is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norphlet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 772 people
  • Sandy Land
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Sandy Land is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Land
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Lillie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lillie is located in Union Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillie
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lillie <6>
    • Crain City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Crain City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crain City
    • Spearsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Urbana
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Urbana is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
    • Smackover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Dodge City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Dodge City is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
    • Summerfield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerfield is located in Claiborne Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerfield
    • Calion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Calion is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calion
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
    • Joyce City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Joyce City is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce City
    • Louann
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Louann is located in Ouachita County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louann
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Mount Holly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)

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 Union 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 begin 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 Arkansas:
  • Pages specific to Union 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 #59835  (Shady Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #59835 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: Union
      • Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: El Dorado West
      • Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.1348558     Lon: -92.7093246
      • 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 Arkansas' counties, including Union, 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 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.