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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Fulton County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fulton County: Baxter, Izard, Sharp, Howell (MO), Oregon (MO) & Ozark (MO).
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:
- Fulton 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.
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sturkie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sturkie is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie
- Bexar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moko
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moko is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moko
- Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Glencoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glencoe is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gepp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gepp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gepp
- Cornertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Ott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ott is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- Saddle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Saddle is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle
- Baker Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Baker Ford is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Ford
- Baxter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Rodney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rodney is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodney
- Hand ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hand is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Jordan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wake ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wake is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
- Custer ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Custer is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Gamaliel
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Salesville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Briarcliff
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Briarcliff is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briarcliff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
- Norfork
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Culp
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Culp is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culp
- Norfork Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Norfork Village is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norfork Village
- Clarkridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Clarkridge is located in Baxter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkridge
- Izard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Wiseman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wiseman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseman
- Horseshoe Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wideman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
- Dolph
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dolph is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph
- Brockwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Brockwell is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockwell
- Violet Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Violet Hill is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet Hill
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newburg is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg
- Iuka
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iuka is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Pineville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- LaCrosse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- LaCrosse is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaCrosse
- Calico Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sharp County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Ash Flat
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Highland
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Highland is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
- Hardy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Evening Shade
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sidney is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sidney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 185 people
- Wirth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Wirth is located in Sharp County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wirth
- Howell County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Lebo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lebo is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebo
- Moody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Cornertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cornertown is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornertown
- Lanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Ott
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ott is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott
- South Fork
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- South Fork is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fork
- Cottbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cottbus is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottbus
- Caulfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brandsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brandsville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 153 people
- Chapin
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Chapin is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapin
- Pottersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pottersville is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersville
- West Plains
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Siloam Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Siloam Springs is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
- Oregon County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Koshkonong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Koshkonong is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Koshkonong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Green Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Town
- Old Town
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Thayer
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Jeff is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Corona
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Oregon County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Ozark County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Bakersfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bakersfield is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakersfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Elijah
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elijah is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elijah
- Udall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Udall is located in Ozark County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Udall
- Tecumseh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hardenville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
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.
- Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gum Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Viola Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viola Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Viola Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Viola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #56652 <2>
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Barker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flora Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pickren Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gobbler Trot Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (237 more) ...
- Myse Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Campground Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wiseman Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
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.<3>
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.
- Byron
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Byron is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
- Viola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mitchell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Bexar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Union
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Elizabeth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wild Cherry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wild Cherry is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Cherry
- Oxford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oxford is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
- Camp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Camp is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp
- Moody
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moody is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Lanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lanton is located in Howell County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Vidette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Ruth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Wideman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wideman is located in Izard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wideman
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 59 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 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. 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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Arkansas
- Pages specific to Fulton County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Baxter County
- Izard County
- Sharp County
- Howell County
- Oregon County
- Ozark County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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'. |