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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   38.1226°   (38° 7' 21")

Lon:   -82.7801°   (-82° 46' 48")

The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<1>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Louisa. Louisa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east of the Shady Grove Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Kentucky:
  • Pages specific to Lawrence County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Shady Grove Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Shady Grove Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Overda
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overda have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overda
      • Overda is located in Lawrence County
    • Christmas ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Christmas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
      • Christmas is located in Lawrence County
    • Gladys ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gladys. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
      • Gladys is located in Lawrence County
    • Hicksville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hicksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
      • Hicksville is located in Lawrence County
    • Olioville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olioville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olioville
      • Olioville is located in Lawrence County
    • Irad ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irad
      • Irad is located in Lawrence County
    • Dennis ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dennis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Dennis is located in Lawrence County
    • Brammer Gap
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
      • Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County
    • Cherokee Gap
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gap
      • Cherokee Gap is located in Lawrence County
    • Cherokee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
      • Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
    • Prosperity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
      • Prosperity is located in Lawrence County
    • Osie ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Osie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osie
      • Osie is located in Lawrence County
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Cadmus ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cadmus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadmus
        • Cadmus is located in Lawrence County
      • Tuscola ‑ Historic
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tuscola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscola
        • Tuscola is located in Lawrence County
      • Houckville
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houckville
        • Houckville is located in Lawrence County
      • Ellen
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen
        • Ellen is located in Lawrence County
      • Yatesville
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
        • Yatesville is located in Lawrence County
      • Keturah ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keturah. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keturah
        • Keturah is located in Lawrence County
      • Vessie ‑ Historic
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vessie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vessie
        • Vessie is located in Lawrence County
      • Adams
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adams have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
        • Adams is located in Lawrence County
      • Evergreen
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
        • Evergreen is located in Lawrence County
      • Busseyville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Busseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busseyville
        • Busseyville is located in Lawrence County
      • Five Forks
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
        • Five Forks is located in Lawrence County
      • Glenwood ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
        • Glenwood is located in Lawrence County
      • Fallsburg
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallsburg
        • Fallsburg is located in Lawrence County
      • Goldie ‑ Historic
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goldie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldie
        • Goldie is located in Lawrence County
      • Webbville
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
        • Webbville is located in Lawrence County

    For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Shady Grove Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Leadman Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • The Leadman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leadman Cemetery
    • Crabtree Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Adams Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Adams Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Cemetery
    • Hammond Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Bishop Knob Cemetery (?)
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #76294 <7>
    • Brammer Gap Cemetery (?)
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Young Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Young Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Young Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Adkins Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Adkins Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The Adkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
    • James C Webb Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the James C Webb Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • The James C Webb Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James C Webb Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322457 <7>
    • Carter Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Continue List   (10 more) ...
      • Moore Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Moore Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
      • Prince Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Prince Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prince Cemetery
      • Green Valley Cemetery (?)
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jordan Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Jordan Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
        • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #74672 <7>
      • Hutchison Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Bradley Gap Cemetery (?)
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Yatesville Memorial Gardens
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Blaine Creek Cemetery (?)
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • McCormick Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Little Cat Fork Cemetery (?)
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)

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

    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 #503210  (Shady Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #503210 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Blaine
      • County: Lawrence         Elev: 311
      • Location given for GNIS #503210 (Shady Grove Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Lawrence, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shady Grove Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1226, Longitude: -82.7801    
    <3>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.
    <4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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