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:
42.3805, -92.0557
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 Buchanan County<2>.
The county seat for Buchanan County is located in Independence. Independence lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the 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 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 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.
- Zion Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Zion Lutheran Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Lutheran Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jefferson Twp. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- First Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The First Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Cemetery
- Bear Creek School Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Crest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Crest Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest Cemetery
- St. Athanasius Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Westview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- St. Marys Catholic Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Mary's Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary's Cemetery
- Engledow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Engledow Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engledow Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Clayton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Clayton Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton Cemetery
- State Hospital Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Barclay Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The New Barclay Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Barclay Cemetery
- Poyner Twp. Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Poyner Twp. Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poyner Twp. Cemetery
- Anton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Anton Cemetery is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Hope Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Independence.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95532 <5>
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:
- Shady Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Jubilee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Brandon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brandon is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jesup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- La Porte City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Hamerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamerville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamerville
- Rowley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raymond is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
- Spencers Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencers Grove is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Elk Run Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
- Urbana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dunkerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Dewar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dewar is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
- Doris
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Doris is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
- Evansdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Eagle Center is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Center
- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walker is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Quasqueton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Benton City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Benton City is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Edwards is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Buchanan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Garrison
- Independence
- La Porte City
- Quasqueton
- Urbana
- Vinton
- Walker
- Waterloo
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 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 Iowa:
- Pages specific to Buchanan 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 #2000172 (Shady Grove Cemetery (historical))
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2000172 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: Buchanan
- Est. Elev: 280 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jesup
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery (historical):
- Lat: 42.3805453 Lon: -92.0557342
- 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 Iowa's counties, including Buchanan, 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. |