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:
32.4502, -95.2743
The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Smith County<1>.
The county seat for Smith County is located in Tyler. Tyler lies just to the south 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> of the Shady Grove Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shamburger Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Old Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Old Butler Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Butler Cemetery
- Sand Flat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pine Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McDougle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McDougle Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougle Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marsh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- The Marsh Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marsh / Wiggins Cemetery
- Hopewell Valley Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery (African-American)
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Red Springs Free Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Damascus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sitton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The White Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery has also been known as:
- Perryman Cemetery
- West View Cemetery (African-American)
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ahavath Achim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Belcher Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Belcher Cemetery is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcher Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swan
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Winona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lindale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tyler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Starrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hawkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hideaway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Browning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Chapel Hill is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 667 people
- Big Sandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carroll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chandler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Gresham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Whitehouse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Jamestown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lee Spring
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lee Spring is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Spring
- Flint
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wilkins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Omen
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Liberty City is located in Gregg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Center Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Hainesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Arp
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mineola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Arp
- Arp lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the Southeast (SE) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Big Sandy
- Lindale
- Mineola
- Tyler
- Tyler lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Tyler.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Whitehouse
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Texas:
- 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 #1346930 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1346930 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: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tyler North
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4501456 Lon: -95.2738394
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Smith, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Shady Grove Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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