A visit to the Shady Grove Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shady Grove Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shady Grove Cemetery (FG ID #2379879).
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:
39.6741, -79.5954
The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Preston County<2>.
The county seat for Preston County is located in Kingwood. Kingwood lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Shady Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shady Grove Cemetery.
Name Variations for Shady Grove Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Teets Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Teets Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teets Cemetery
- Parnell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Parnell Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parnell Cemetery
- Webb Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Webb Chapel Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Chapel Cemetery
- Visitation Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Visitation Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Visitation Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- East View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The East View Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
- Savage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Van Sickle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Van Sickle Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Sickle Cemetery
- Fair View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Fair View Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair View Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Lenox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lenox Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sisler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sisler Cemetery is located in Preston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisler Cemetery
- Sand Spring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sand Spring Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Spring Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Workman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Workman Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman Cemetery
- Blooming Rose Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Asher Glade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Asher Glade Cemetery is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher Glade Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Sansom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sansom Cemetery is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sansom Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Brandonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clifton Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bruceton Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Little Sandy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morgans Glade
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elliottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lenox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Orr
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Markleysburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Farmington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Washington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mount Washington is located in Fayette County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
- Friendsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Albright
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Haydentown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Masontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cheat Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cheat Lake is located in Monongalia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheat Lake
- Kingwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hutchinson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Accident
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Addison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ursina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ursina is located in Somerset County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Ohiopyle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Morris Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 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 Cemetery. The following communities are located in Preston 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 West Virginia:
- Pages specific to Preston 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 Find-A-Grave Entry: #2379879
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1548468 (Union Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1548468 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: Preston
- Est. Elev: 568 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brandonville
- Location given for Union Cemetery:
- Lat: 39.6739692 Lon: -79.5958793
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Preston, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |