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:
37.2648, -89.6259
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 Cape Girardeau County<2>.
The county seat for Cape Girardeau County is located in Jackson. Jackson 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Hitt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Zion Lutheran Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Eggimann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Eggimann Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eggimann Cemetery
- Hayden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hager Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hager Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hager Cemetery
- Rockview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rockview Cemetery is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockview Cemetery
- Nunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nunn Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunn Cemetery
- Mt. Auburn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Auburn Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Hitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hitt Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitt Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- McGuire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Beach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beach Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Cemetery
- Eakon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Eakon Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eakon Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Kinder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kinder Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder Cemetery
- New Lorimier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Lorimier Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lorimier Cemetery
- Fairmont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairmont Cemetery is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont Cemetery
- County Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The County Memorial Park is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Memorial Park
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Dutchtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dutchtown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchtown
- Estimated population in 2018: 94 people
- Gordonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cape Girardeau
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chaffee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kelso
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Allenville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allenville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
- Delta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <6>
- East Cape Girardeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Cape Girardeau is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cape Girardeau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whitewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Whitewater is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitewater
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Caney Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Caney Creek is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Creek
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Hamburg is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hamburg
- Cliff ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cliff is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff
- Thebes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Thebes is located in Alexander County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thebes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 303 people
- Randles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randles is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randles
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- McClure
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crump
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crump is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Oran
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lambert
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lambert is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
- Population from the 2010 Census: 34 people
- Commerce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burfordville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leemon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Gravel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
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 Cape Girardeau County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Cape Girardeau
- Chaffee
- Commerce
- Jackson
- Oran
- Oran lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oran.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
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 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Cape Girardeau 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 #726234 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726234 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: Cape Girardeau
- Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gordonville
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.2647739 Lon: -89.6259257
- 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 Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, 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. |