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:
37.7736, -93.5749
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 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 23 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.
- Humansville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tinker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tinker Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinker Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Dunnegan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dunnegan Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan Cemetery
- Flemington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Flemington Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington Cemetery
- Rondo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rondo Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rondo Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Rondo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1982303 <5>
- Souders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Souders Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souders Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Simrell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Simrell Cemetery is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simrell Cemetery
- Tillery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Tillery Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillery Cemetery
- Sheeks Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheeks Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeks Cemetery
- Bushy Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bushy Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pickel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Pickel Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickel Cemetery
- McCracken Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McCracken Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken Cemetery
- Rountree Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rountree Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree Cemetery
- Weaubleau Congregational Christian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Allen Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Freeman - Holsapple Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lindley Prairie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Morgan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Humansville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Dunnegan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dunnegan is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
- Flemington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flemington is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
- Rondo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rondo is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rondo
- Collins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Weaubleau
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fair Play
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Elkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Gerster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
- Cobb
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
- Caplinger Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
- Stockton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bolivar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Galmey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Galmey is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
- Wheatland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vista
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vista is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
- Aldrich
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Aldrich is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Polk
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Polk is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
- Sentinel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sentinel is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
- Former name for Sentinel:
- Sentinel Prairie
- Pittsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Umber View Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
- Bona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bona is located in Dade County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
- Hermitage
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Quincy is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
- Goodson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Goodson is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
- Nemo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Nemo is located in Hickory County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
- Roscoe
(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. 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.
- Bolivar
- Fair Play
- Hermitage
- Humansville
- Stockton
- Weaubleau
- Wheatland
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 professional and volunteer 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 #726236 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #726236 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: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Humansville
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 37.7736478 Lon: -93.5749255
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |
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