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:
37.5737, -93.5946
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 Polk County<2>.
The county seat for Polk County is located in Bolivar. Bolivar lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east 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 8 miles [12.9 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.
- Trimble Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Neil Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Neil Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neil Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Wollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wollard Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wollard Cemetery
- Akard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Akard Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akard Cemetery
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Hartley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Asbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbell Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbell Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spencer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bushy Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bushy Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Creek Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Lindley Prairie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Masonic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Masonic Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masonic Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Pickel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickel Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 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:
- Aldrich
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Bona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Fair Play
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dadeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eudora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Eudora is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
- Wishart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wishart is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishart
- Corry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Corry is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corry
- Graydon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graydon Springs is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graydon Springs
- Dunnegan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Bolivar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Morrisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Umber View Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Glen Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Glen Town is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Town
- Phenix ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Phenix is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
- Phenix has also been known as:
- Phenix Quarry
- Stockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rondo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Humansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Arcola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53 people
- Everton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flemington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
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 Polk County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ash Grove
- Bolivar
- Everton
- Fair Play
- Greenfield
- Humansville
- Morrisville
- Stockton
- Walnut Grove
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Missouri:
- Pages specific to Polk 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 #726235 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726235 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: Polk
- Est. Elev: 287 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aldrich
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.5736516 Lon: -93.594648
- 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 Polk, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |