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:
36.2129, -80.7656
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 Yadkin County<2>.
The county seat for Yadkin County is located in Yadkinville. Yadkinville lies just 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 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Shady Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Island Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Island Ford Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Ford Cemetery
- Fall Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fall Creek Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek Cemetery
- Swaims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Swaims Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swaims Cemetery
- North Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Arlington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Arlington Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Cemetery
- United Fellowship Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mitchells Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Boonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville Cemetery
- Boonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boonville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Jonesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jonesville Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Longtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Longtown Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longtown Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mountain Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Charity Cemetery is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Little Richmond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Rena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rena is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rena
- Boonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Jonesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rusk ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rusk is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
- Elkin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swan Creek is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Creek
- Cycle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cycle is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cycle
- Marler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marler is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marler
- Branon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Branon is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branon
- Nebo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nebo is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Elkin Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkin Valley is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkin Valley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hamptonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Yadkinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Grove is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Richmond Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Richmond Hill is located in Yadkin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond Hill
- Stony Knoll
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stony Knoll is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Knoll
- Fairview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Clingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Clingman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clingman
- State Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ronda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Yadkin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boonville
- Elkin
- Jonesville
- Yadkinville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to North Carolina:
- Pages specific to Yadkin 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 #1731783 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1731783 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: Yadkin
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elkin South
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.2129131 Lon: -80.7656231
- 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 North Carolina's counties, including Yadkin, 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> | 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. |