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Welcome to Shady Grove ...

Shady Grove is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Shady Grove is located in Rains County<1>.


The location of Shady Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


A typical abbreviation for Shady Grove: Shady Grv.

Shady Grove is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shady Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Telephone area codes for Shady Grove: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Shady Grove ...

While we believe that this Shady Grove is located in Rains County, we know of another 13 Texas communities named Shady Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Angelina, Burnet, Cherokee, Cooke, Dallas, Fannin, Houston, Kerr, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Panola, Smith and Upshur County.

Beyond Texas, there are 106 communities that are also named Shady Grove - they are located in Alabama (8), Arkansas (12), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (8), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (4), Louisiana (3), Maryland, Mississippi (9), Missouri (4), New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma (4), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4), Tennessee (17), Utah, Virginia (7) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shady Grove.

Communities near Shady Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shady Grove.

  • Sulphur Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Saline
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • West Tawakoni
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Tawakoni
    • West Tawakoni is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,994 people
  • Quitman
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Edgewood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Tawakoni
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Tawakoni have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tawakoni
    • East Tawakoni is located in Rains County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cumby
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumby
    • Cumby is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumby <5>
  • Como
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
    • Como is located in Hopkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
  • Lone Oak
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
    • Lone Oak is located in Hunt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lone Oak <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shady Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shady Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shady Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shady Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shady Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Shady Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shady Grove ...

Looking for more information about Shady Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shady Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shady Grove.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shady Grove. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Rains, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shady Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (430) is an overlay for area code (903).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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