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:
36.4381, -88.9942
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 Obion County<2>.
The county seat for Obion County is located in Union City. Union City lies just to the west southwest 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 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Cheatham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cheatham Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheatham Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Harelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harelson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harelson Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- The East View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eastview Cemetery
- Union City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #11611 <5>
- Gill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Gill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill Cemetery
- Valentine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Valentine Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Murphey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Murphey Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphey Cemetery
- Morris Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Slave Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Slave Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Rankins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rankins Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankins Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pierce Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Huddleston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Huddleston Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huddleston Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Phebus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Phebus Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phebus Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Johnson Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Grove Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Johnson Grove Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Martin.
- The Johnson Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #14092 <5>
- Joyner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Wise - Holloway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Hill Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hill Cemetery
- Shaddtown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaddtown Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaddtown Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Ferrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ferrell Cemetery is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrell Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Union City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pierce Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Terrell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Terrell is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell
- Jordan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Rives
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rives is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- McConnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- McConnell is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnell
- South Fulton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland Mills is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Cayce
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cayce is located in Fulton County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
- Fulton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moscow is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Troy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ralston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ralston is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
- Water Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hickman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sidonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sidonia is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidonia
- Latham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Latham is located in Weakley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Obion
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Obion is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,043 people
- Kenton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Kenton is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,190 people
- Sharon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fulgham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fulgham is located in Hickman County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulgham
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 Obion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clinton
- Fulton
- Hickman
- Martin
- Obion
- Sharon
- Troy
- Troy lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Troy.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
- Union City
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 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:
- Pages specific to Tennessee:
- Pages specific to Obion 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 #1326728 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1326728 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: Obion
- Est. Elev: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Harris
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.4381187 Lon: -88.9942304
- 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 Tennessee's counties, including Obion, 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 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. |
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