A visit to the Shady Oak 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 Oak Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shady Oak Cemetery:
34.6207, -82.2607
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shady Oak Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shady Oak Cemetery is located in Greenville County<2>.
The county seat for Greenville County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Shady Oak Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shady Oak Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Shady Oak Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shady Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Hillside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Fountain Inn.
- The Fairview Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #69976 <5>
- Babb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Babb Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Fork Shoals Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fork Shoals Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals Cemetery
- Green Pond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Green Pond Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond Cemetery
- Daventon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Daventon Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daventon Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Reedy Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Reedy Fork Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Fork Cemetery
- Lickville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lickville Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Cureton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cureton Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cureton Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Traynham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Traynham Cemetery is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traynham Cemetery
- Rabun Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rabun Creek Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabun Creek Cemetery
- Dials Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Dials Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dials Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Golden View Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fountain Inn Municipal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cannon Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cannon Memorial Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Memorial Park
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 Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Oak Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fork Shoals
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fork Shoals is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork Shoals
- Green Pond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Green Pond is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Lickville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lickville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickville
- Fountain Inn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Princeton is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Gray Court
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Simpsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Mauldin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Conestee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pelzer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Five Forks
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Piedmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- West Pelzer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- West Pelzer is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Pelzer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
- Williamston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Simpson ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Crescent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Golden Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Golden Grove is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Belton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Honea Path
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ekom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ekom is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
- Pine Hill Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Hill Village is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Village
- Gantt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gantt is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Ware Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodruff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Oak Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greenville County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Oak Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belton
- Fountain Inn
- Pelzer
- Simpsonville
- Ware Shoals
- Williamston
- Woodruff
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 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 Oak Cemetery:
- Pages specific to South Carolina:
- Pages specific to Greenville 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 Oak Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1245319 (Shady Oak Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1245319 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: Greenville
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fork Shoals
- Location given for Shady Oak Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6206737 Lon: -82.2606721
- 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 Greenville, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Oak 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. |