A visit to the Shady Rest 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 Rest Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shady Rest Cemetery:
36.7526, -80.0675
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shady Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shady Rest Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Collinsville. Collinsville lies just to the east southeast of the Shady Rest Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shady Rest Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shady Rest Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shady Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Goodwill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Goodwill Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill Cemetery
- Adkins - Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dehart - Jones - Prillaman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Goblintown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goblintown Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goblintown Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bowles - Shelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mullins - East Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gusler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gusler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gusler Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Lovell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lovell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovell Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Thomas Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hurt Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Prillaman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Prillaman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prillaman Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive East Christian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Henry Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Henry Memorial Park is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Memorial Park
- Town Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Town Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Cemetery
- McGhee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McGhee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGhee Cemetery
- Stone - Bondurant - Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Radley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Radley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley Cemetery
- Ratcliff - Whitlow - Young Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Prilliman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Prilliman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shady Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shady Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bassett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dodson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dodson is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
- Stanleytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elamsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elamsville is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamsville
- Stella
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stella is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Preston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Collinsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Reed Creek Village is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Creek Village
- Oak Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Level is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Critz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Villa Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Villa Heights is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Villa Heights
- Prilliman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prilliman is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prilliman
- Charity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Charity is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity
- Patrick Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Pasture
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Horse Pasture is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Pasture
- Martinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Woolwine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Nettleridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nettleridge is located in Patrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleridge
- Ferrum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stuart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haycock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haycock is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haycock
- Sydnorsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sydnorsville is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sydnorsville
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 Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shady Rest Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bassett
- Ferrum
- Martinsville
- Stuart
- Woolwine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rest Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Virginia:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Rest Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1488956 (Shady Rest Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1488956 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 378 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Philpott Lake
- Location given for Shady Rest Cemetery:
- Lat: 36.7526364 Lon: -80.0675451
- 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 Henry, 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 Rest 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |