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:
38.2218, -77.7161
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 Spotsylvania County<2>.
The county seat for Spotsylvania County is located in Spotsylvania. Spotsylvania lies just to the east southeast of the Shady Grove Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Mine Road Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mine Road Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mine Road Cemetery
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Little Mine Road Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Piney Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Branch Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Branch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Piney Branch Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Todds Tavern.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2320364 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Craigs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Craigs Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Olivet Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Olivet Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet Cemetery
- True Light Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The True Light Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for True Light Cemetery
- Wilderness Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilderness Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Laurel Hill Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Confederate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Confederate Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confederate Cemetery
- Pendleton Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Cemetery
- Branch Fork Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Branch Fork Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch Fork Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Goodhope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Travelers Rest Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travelers Rest Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
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]<3> of the Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Logan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Logan is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- McHenry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- McHenry is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
- Todds Tavern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Todds Tavern is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Tavern
- Margo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Margo is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margo
- Post Oak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Post Oak is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Screamerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Screamerville is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
- Parker
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Parker is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker
- Brockroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brockroad is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockroad
- Spotsylvania Courthouse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Paytes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Paytes is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paytes
- Spotsylvania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wilderness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilderness is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness
- Snell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Belmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Childs Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
- Holladay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Glenora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glenora is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenora
- Lewiston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lewiston is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Leavells
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leavells is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leavells
- Dunavant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunavant is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Danton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Indian Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Town is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
- Massaponax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Massaponax is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massaponax
- Waverly Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly Village is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Village
- Burr Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Burr Hill is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Vulcan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
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 Spotsylvania County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Virginia:
- Pages specific to Spotsylvania 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 #1740226 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1740226 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: Spotsylvania
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brokenburg
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.2217991 Lon: -77.7161023
- 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 Virginia's counties, including Spotsylvania, 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. |
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