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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. 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shady Grove Cemetery

Lat:   37.7736°   (37° 46' 24")

Lon:   -93.5749°   (-93° 34' 29")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tinker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tinker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tinker Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Dunnegan Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunnegan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunnegan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunnegan Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Flemington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flemington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flemington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Flemington Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Rondo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rondo Cemetery
    • The Rondo Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Souders Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Souders Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Souders Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Robinson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Robinson Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
  • Simrell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Simrell Cemetery is located in Cedar County
  • Tillery Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillery Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tillery Cemetery is located in Hickory County
  • Sheeks Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheeks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sheeks Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
  • Bushy Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bushy Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bushy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bushy Creek Cemetery is located in Polk County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Pickel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pickel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pickel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pickel Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • McCracken Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCracken Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCracken Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McCracken Cemetery is located in Hickory County
    • Rountree Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rountree Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rountree Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rountree Cemetery is located in Hickory County
    • Weaubleau Congregational Christian Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaubleau Congregational Christian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaubleau Congregational Christian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Weaubleau Congregational Christian Cemetery is located in Hickory County
    • Allen Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Freeman - Holsapple Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman - Holsapple Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman - Holsapple Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Freeman - Holsapple Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Lindley Prairie Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindley Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindley Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lindley Prairie Cemetery is located in Cedar County
    • Cave Spring Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Morgan Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morgan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morgan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morgan Cemetery is located in Polk County
    • Cook Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cook Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cook Cemetery is located in Hickory County

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.

  • Humansville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dunnegan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunnegan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnegan
    • Dunnegan is located in Polk County
  • Flemington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flemington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Flemington is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Collins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
    • Collins is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <6>
  • Weaubleau
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaubleau have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaubleau
    • Weaubleau is located in Hickory County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weaubleau <6>
  • Fair Play
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Play have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
    • Fair Play is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <6>
  • Elkton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Elkton is located in Hickory County
  • Gerster
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerster
    • Gerster is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24 people
  • Cobb
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb
    • Cobb is located in Saint Clair County
  • Caplinger Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caplinger Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caplinger Mills
    • Caplinger Mills is located in Cedar County
  • Stockton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
    • Stockton is located in Cedar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,928 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <6>
  • Bolivar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Galmey
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Galmey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galmey
      • Galmey is located in Hickory County
    • Wheatland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheatland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
      • Wheatland is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheatland <6>
    • Vista
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista
      • Vista is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 47 people
    • Aldrich
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
      • Aldrich is located in Polk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
    • Polk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polk have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk
      • Polk is located in Polk County
    • Sentinel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sentinel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel
      • Sentinel is located in Polk County
      • Former name for Sentinel:
      • Sentinel Prairie
    • Pittsburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
      • Pittsburg is located in Hickory County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <6>
    • Umber View Heights
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Umber View Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Umber View Heights
      • Umber View Heights is located in Cedar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49 people
    • Bona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bona
      • Bona is located in Dade County
    • Hermitage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
      • Hermitage is located in Hickory County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <6>
    • Quincy
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quincy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
      • Quincy is located in Hickory County
    • Goodson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Goodson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson
      • Goodson is located in Polk County
    • Nemo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nemo
      • Nemo is located in Hickory County
    • Roscoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roscoe
      • Roscoe is located in Saint Clair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roscoe <6>

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.

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 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:

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: GNIS record #726236 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: Humansville
    • County: Polk         Elev: 295
    • Location given for GNIS #726236 (Shady Grove Cemetery)

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

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 'point-to-point' 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: 37.7736, Longitude: -93.5749       In this case, the coordinates for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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