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:
31.8907, -89.6334
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 Smith County<2>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Raleigh. Raleigh lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Ware Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Gregory Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gregory Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory Cemetery
- Magee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Magee Cemetery is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee Cemetery
- Coat Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Sardis Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Thomas F. Sullivans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Hill MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
- Ed Sullivan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ed Sullivan Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ed Sullivan Cemetery
- Mize Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mize Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize Cemetery
- Fairmount Waco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 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:
- Mize
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Coats
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coats is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Magee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sanatorium
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sanatorium is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanatorium
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Olive is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Population from the 2020 Census: 896 people
- Bezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bezer is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bezer
- Jaynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jaynesville is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaynesville
- Arbo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Arbo is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbo
- Raleigh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taylorsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Galilee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Galilee is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mendenhall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hot Coffee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hot Coffee is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Coffee
- Puckett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Puckett is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
- Sylvarena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvarena is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvarena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people
- Daniel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Daniel is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel
- Collins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Burns
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burns is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- D'Lo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- D'Lo is located in Simpson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Lo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 442 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 Smith County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collins
- Magee
- Magee lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Magee.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Mendenhall
- Mize
- Mize lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mize.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize
- Raleigh
- Taylorsville
- Williamsburg
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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:
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- Pages specific to Smith 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 #677541 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #677541 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: Smith
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Magee North
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8907147 Lon: -89.6334046
- 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 Smith, 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 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |