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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:

32.6498, -99.0395

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 Stephens County<2>.

The county seat for Stephens County is located in Breckenridge. Breckenridge lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast 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 17 miles [27.4 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.

  • Battle Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Battle Creek Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Creek Cemetery
  • Buck Mtn. Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Buck Mtn. Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Mtn. Cemetery
  • Plum Branch Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Plum Branch Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch Cemetery
  • Brushy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Brushy Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Cemetery
  • Parrish Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • The Parrish Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish Cemetery
  • Harpersville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Harpersville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville Cemetery
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
  • Lynch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Lynch Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
  • Hart Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Hart Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • The Baker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Moran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Cauble Family Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • St.s Rest Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The St.s Rest Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St.s Rest Cemetery
    • Breckenridge Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Breckenridge Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge Cemetery
      • The Breckenridge Cemetery has also been known as:
      • East Breckenridge Cemetery
      • Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #151483 <5>
    • Picketville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Picketville Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Picketville Cemetery
    • Greer Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Greer Cemetery is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
    • Reagan Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Reagan Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan Cemetery
    • Bedford Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bedford Cemetery is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Cemetery
    • Acker Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • The Acker Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker Cemetery
    • Moon Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moon Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
    • Snake Den Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • The Snake Den Cemetery is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Den Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:

  • Eolian
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Eolian is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolian
  • Eureka
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eureka is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Moran
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Moran is located in Shackelford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moran <6>
  • Breckenridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gunsight ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
  • Wayland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wayland is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Necessity
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Necessity is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
  • Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Albany is located in Shackelford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,958 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <6>
  • Cisco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cisco is located in Eastland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,850 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <6>
  • La Casa ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • La Casa is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Casa
  • Putnam
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Eastland
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Caddo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Fort Griffin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Fort Griffin is located in Shackelford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Griffin
    • Olden
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Ranger
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mangum ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Mangum is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum
    • Nimrod ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
    • Eliasville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Eliasville is located in Young County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliasville

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 Stephens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Albany
    • Albany lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Albany.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Baird
    • Baird lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Baird.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
  • Breckenridge
  • Cisco
  • Eastland
  • Eliasville
  • Moran
    • Moran lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Moran.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moran
  • Olden
    • Olden lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Olden.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olden
  • Putnam
    • Putnam lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Putnam.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Ranger
    • Ranger lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ranger.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger

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 Texas:
  • Pages specific to Stephens 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 #1346931  (Shady Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1346931 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: Stephens
      • Est. Elev: 384 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Eolian
      • Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.6498447     Lon: -99.0395155
      • 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 Texas' counties, including Stephens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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.