A visit to the Shady Grove United Brethren Church 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 United Brethren Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery:
38.3234, -78.8347
The Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery is located in Rockingham County<1>.
The county seat for Rockingham County is located in Harrisonburg. Harrisonburg lies just to the north of the Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitmer Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Port Republic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hooke Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mill Creek Church of the Brethren Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cross Keys Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Friedens UCC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Brethren Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesels United Brethren Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Melanchthon Lutheran Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sellers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sellers Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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- Lynnwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Armentrout Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pirkey Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- St. Jacob's Spader Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Naked Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Naked Creek Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naked Creek Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Forge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Forge Cemetery is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge Cemetery
- Mace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Grove Community Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goods Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cross Keys
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grottoes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Weyers Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Montevideo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Massanetta Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- North River
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McGaheysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keezletown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Massanutten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harrisonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Dayton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgewater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sampson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berrytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rushville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Crimora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Erection
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coakley Town is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coakley Town
- Verona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Melrose
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Mount
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mountfair
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lilly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ottobine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Solon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 United Brethren Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Rockingham County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgewater
- Dayton
- Dayton lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the Northwest (NW) of the Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dayton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Elkton
- Elkton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Shady Grove United Brethren Church Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elkton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Grottoes
- Harrisonburg
- Mount Crawford
- Mount Solon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 United Brethren Church Cemetery:
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- 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 United Brethren Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1474198 (Shady Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1474198 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: Rockingham
- Est. Elev: 355 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grottoes
- Location given for Shady Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.3234612 Lon: -78.834192
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Rockingham, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Grove United Brethren Church 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |