Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Shady Grove (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shady Grove. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Shady Grove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Shady Grove: Shady Grv.
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shady Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shady Grove.
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.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Shady Grove is located in Coffee County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Coffee County: Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva & Pike.
Below are the counties that are near Shady Grove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shady Grove:
- Coffee County (The home county of Shady Grove)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Zoar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Wilkinstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Mixson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Danleys Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Java
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Clintonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- New Brockton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Barbour County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Elamville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Clio
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Butler County
- Oaky Streak
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Covington County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- County Line
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Opp
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <1>
- Antioch
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Babbie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Beulah
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Horn Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Onycha
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Sanford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Heath
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Gantt
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Andalusia
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crenshaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Bullock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Glenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brantley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Social Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Luverne
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Dozier
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rutledge
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Leon
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Cherokee Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Dale County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Ariton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Holiday Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Level Plains
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Fort Rucker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ozark
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Daleville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Phillips Crossroads
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Clayhatchee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Ewell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Mabson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Newton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Geneva County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Chancellor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Coffee Springs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Scranton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Samson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bellwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Tarentum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Mossy Grove Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Tennille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Brundidge
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Troy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pronto
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- McClure Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Wingard
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shady Grove, see our County-by-County Page for Shady Grove.
Cemeteries Near Shady Grove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shady Grove.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shady Grove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shady Grove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zions Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wise Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- White Water Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rosin Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shearon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Head Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Sharron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (324 more) ...
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Victoria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find Shady Grove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shady Grove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Edwardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Elba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bullock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Henderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Curtis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Clintonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Tabernacle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tabernacle is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Brantley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Damascus is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Little Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Little Oak is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Oak
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Alberton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Enterprise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tennille
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shady Grove. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shady Grove.
Newspapers Published in Shady Grove ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 38 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shady Grove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shady Grove, there are papers which were published within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shady Grove.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy 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 information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shady Grove:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Coffee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Barbour County
- Butler County
- Covington County
- Crenshaw County
- Dale County
- Geneva County
- Pike County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shady Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) 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) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |