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A visit to the West 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 West Shady Grove Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Shady Grove Cemetery:

31.8366, -95.3686

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Shady Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The West Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Rusk. Rusk lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast of the West Shady Grove Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the West Shady Grove Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the West Shady Grove Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Tillman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Tillman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillman Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Maydelle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2178455 <5>
  • Berge Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Berge Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berge Cemetery
  • Mt. Comfort Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Comfort Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Comfort Cemetery
  • Cherry Tree Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The White Oak Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
  • Flint Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Earls Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Earls Chapel Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earls Chapel Cemetery
  • Neches Church of Christ Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Neches Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neches Church of Christ Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Neches Church of Christ Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Neches.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2190747 <5>
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Miles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Miles Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Fields Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
    • Neches Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
    • Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakland Baptist Church Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the west of Rusk.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #164094 <5>
    • Providence Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant View Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Ragsdale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Ragsdale Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Shady Grove Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Maydelle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Herring
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Herring is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
  • Jarvis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jarvis is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
  • Neches
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dialville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Dialville is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
  • Todd City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Todd City is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
  • Crystal Lake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Kossuth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kossuth is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
  • Jacksonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Alderbranch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
  • Turney
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Turney is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
  • Wells Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Wells Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Creek
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Deanwright
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Deanwright is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanwright
    • Pert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Pert is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
    • Reese
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Reese is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
    • Rusk
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rusk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rusk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,664 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rusk <6>
    • Gallatin
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Cuney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cherokee Landing
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
    • Slocum
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Slocum is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
    • New Birmingham ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
    • Larissa ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Larissa is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larissa
    • Elmtown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Elmtown is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmtown
    • Palestine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Frankston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Selman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Mount Selman is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Selman
    • Brushy Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
    • Elmwood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Elmwood is located in Anderson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood

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 West Shady Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 West Shady Grove Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Texas:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee 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 West Shady Grove Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1371218  (West Shady Grove Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1371218 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: Cherokee
      • Est. Elev: 127 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Maydelle
      • Location given for West Shady Grove Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.8365593     Lon: -95.3685612
      • 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 Cherokee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- West 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.