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:
33.5568, -81.0401
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 Orangeburg County<2>.
The county seat for Orangeburg County is located in Orangeburg. Orangeburg lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east 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 24 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 Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of Orangeburg.
- The Double Branch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Double Branch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69889 <5>
- Carson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carson Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Cemetery
- Hebron Methodist Church South Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Hill Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Amaker - Jeffcoat - Harley Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Sunny Vista Church of God Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Livingston - Pinehill UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Hill Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Fellowship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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- North Pentecostal Holiness Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. James Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neeses Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Neeses Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeses Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neeses Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Neeses.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2291482 <5>
- Calvary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Church Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Church Cemetery
- Lebanon Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Church Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Church Cemetery
- Old Pearson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Pearson Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pearson Cemetery
- Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethany Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Church Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Church Cemetery
- Limestone UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Limestone UMC Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone UMC Cemetery
- Canaan UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Canaan UMC Cemetery is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan UMC Cemetery
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:
- Boiling Spring ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Boiling Spring is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Spring
- Livingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Livingston is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
- Neeses
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bolen Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bolen Town is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolen Town
- North
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- North is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North <6>
- Norway
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 169 people
- Edisto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edisto is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edisto
- Cordova
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orangeburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stilton is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilton
- Cope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cope is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 70 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cope <6>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wilkinson Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wilkinson Heights is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinson Heights
- Brookdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brookdale is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookdale
- Jamison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jamison is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamison
- Swansea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wren Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wren Village is also located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Village
- Springfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Salley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whaley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whaley is located in Barnwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley
- Saint Matthews
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Denmark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bamberg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Rowesville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Orangeburg County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bamberg
- Denmark
- North
- Orangeburg
- Saint Matthews
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 South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Orangeburg 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 #1242842 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1242842 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: Orangeburg
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: North
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5568201 Lon: -81.0400951
- 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 South Carolina's counties, including Orangeburg, 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 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. |