A visit to the Old 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 Old Shady Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Shady Grove Cemetery:
31.8007, -88.4989
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Shady Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.
The county seat for Wayne County is located in Waynesboro. Waynesboro lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Old Shady Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Shady Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Shady Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Big Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Big Rock Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock Cemetery
- Scotch Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stagg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stagg Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagg Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Gandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gandy Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gandy Cemetery
- Mt. Levy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Levy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Levy Cemetery
- Matherville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Matherville Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville Cemetery
- Eudora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Eudora Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Aquilla Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Aquilla Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Aquilla Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Loften Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Loften Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loften Cemetery
- Billie Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Billie Field Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billie Field Cemetery
- Philadelphus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Philadelphus Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphus Cemetery
- Wilkins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Aquilla Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Aquilla Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla Cemetery
- Jehu Oscar Everitt Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chaparral Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Chaparral Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaparral Cemetery
- Atkinson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Atkinson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkinson Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Springbank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Springbank Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbank Cemetery
- Smiths Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Smiths Cemetery is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Isney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Isney is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
- Emory
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Emory is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
- Matherville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Matherville is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matherville
- Aquilla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
- Bolinger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Melvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Silas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Junction City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Junction City is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction City
- Gilbertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Gin ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gin
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Waynesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shubuta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shubuta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shubuta
- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Cullomburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Toxey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Healing Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Robinsons Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Millry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Needham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 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 Old Shady Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bladon Springs
- Shubuta
- Waynesboro
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 either 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 Old Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Mississippi:
- Pages specific to Wayne 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 Old Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #706439 (Old Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #706439 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: Wayne
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Isney
- Location given for Old Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8007122 Lon: -88.4989167
- 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 Mississippi's counties, including Wayne, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old 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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