Welcome to Shady Grove ...

So far, we found very little information about Shady Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shady Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shady Grove, please Contact Us.

Shady Grove would have been located within present day Colbert County<2>.

The location of Shady Grove has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

A typical abbreviation for Shady Grove: Shady Grv.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shady Grove is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Shady Grove was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Shady Grove once stood is in the (256) & (938)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Shady Grove ...

While we believe that this Shady Grove is located in Colbert County, we know of another 7 Alabama communities named Shady Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Clay, Coffee, Etowah, Franklin, Jefferson, Pike and Washington County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 106 communities that are also named Shady Grove - they are located in 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), Texas (14), 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.

• Florence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <6>
• Muscle Shoals
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muscle Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscle Shoals
  • Muscle Shoals is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,877 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muscle Shoals <6>
• Sheffield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield
  • Sheffield is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,839 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheffield <6>
• Tuscumbia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscumbia
  • Tuscumbia is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,462 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuscumbia <6>
• Moulton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton
  • Moulton is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moulton <6>
• Rogersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
  • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
  • Former name for Rogersville:
  • Rodgersville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
• Town Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
  • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <6>
• Littleville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Littleville is located in Colbert County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
• Killen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
  • Killen is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <6>
• Saint Florian
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Florian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
  • Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/