Grand Prairie in Dallas County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Shady Grove Cemetery

Photographed by J Frye, March 8, 2020

1. Shady Grove Cemetery Marker

Inscription.
In 1877 Louis H. Caster (1826-1908) deeded one acre for a community graveyard, church, and schoolhouse. His son-in-law Lewis Dowd gave further acreage in 1888. Once a center of social life for the pioneer families of Shady Grove, the church and school have been relocated. The cemetery remains in use. Oldest of the 450 marked graves is dated 1878. Veterans of the Civil War, World Wars I and II, and the Korean War rest here. A cemetery association, formed in 1962, maintains the site. Additional land was given in 1971 by the W. Q. Seale family and by Gifford Hill & Co., Inc.
(1978)

Erected 1978 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 6881.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 32° 48.165′ N, 97° 1.206′ W. Marker is in Grand Prairie, Texas, in Dallas County. It is on Hardock Road south of W Shady Grove Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Prairie TX 75050, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Bear Creek Community (approx. 1½ miles away); Jackie Mae Townsell

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(approx. 1½ miles away); Shelton’s Bear Creek Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Haley Memorial Cemetery (approx. 2.2 miles away); Hitch Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Ford Cemetery (approx. 2.4 miles away); Sowers Community (approx. 2½ miles away); Dr. Franklin Monroe Gilbert (approx. 2.6 miles away).

Photographed by J Frye

2. Shady Grove Cemetery Marker

Shady Grove Cemetery and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, April 11, 2024

3. Shady Grove Cemetery and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 9, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. This page has been viewed 836 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 9, 2020, by J Frye of Fort Worth, Texas. 3. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.