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 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 Carroll County.
To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carroll County: Cleburne (AL), Randolph (AL), Coweta, Douglas, Fulton, Haralson, Heard & Paulding.
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:
- Carroll 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.
- Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Temple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Driskolls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Driskolls is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
- Hart Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hart Town is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
- Bowdon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fairlawn Estates
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fairlawn Estates is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 736 people
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jake is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jake
- Estimated population in 2019: 146 people
- Lowell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lowell is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
- Whitesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jonesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Bowers Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bowers Ferry is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 485 people
- Bowdon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bartow County
- Taylorsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cobb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Powder Springs Chase
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
- Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
- Powder Springs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Austell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Clarkdale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Furniture City is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furniture City
- Knox Springs Estates
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Knox Springs Estates is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox Springs Estates
- Population from the 2010 Census: 69 people
- Macland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Macland is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
- Gordon Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Gordon Woods is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,857 people
- Blue Ridge Manor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Ridge Manor is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge Manor
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,461 people
- Mableton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ivey Terrace
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ivey Terrace is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Terrace
- Estimated population in 2019: 914 people
- Nelsons Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Nelsons Ferry is located in Cobb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,377 people
- Coweta County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Sargent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Newnan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
- East Newnan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Newnan is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Newnan
- Moreland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Sharpsburg
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Smith City is located in Coweta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith City
- Douglas County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Tyree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tyree is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyree
- Villa Rica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
- Ephesus Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
- Winston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- White City is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Windwood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
- Springwood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
- Douglasville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blair Heights
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
- Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
- Lakeland Hills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
- Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
- Flowers Estates
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
- Lithia Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Tyrone Acres
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tyrone Acres is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 7,506 people
- Tyrone
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayette Villa Estates is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Villa Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 17,991 people
- Peachtree City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tinsley Mill Village is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinsley Mill Village
- Fulton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Rico
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rico is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Estimated population in 2019: 88 people
- Chattahoochee Hills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rivertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Rivertown is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
- Carlton Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Carlton Woods is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Woods
- Estimated population in 2019: 260 people
- Corn Creek Cove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Corn Creek Cove is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Creek Cove
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,683 people
- Palmetto
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Fulton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- South Fulton is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Fulton
- Tell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Tell is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tell
- Pontevedra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
- Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
- Fairburn
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Union City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fife
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Fife is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
- Rebecca Lake Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rebecca Lake Estates is located in Fulton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca Lake Estates
- Estimated population in 2019: 165 people
- Haralson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Morgan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Morgan is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buchanan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Budapest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Budapest is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budapest
- Tabernacle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tallapoosa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Felton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Roosterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Roosterville is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
- Centralhatchee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Centralhatchee is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Ephesus
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ephesus is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
- Yates Crossroads
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Yates Crossroads is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yates Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2019: 360 people
- Franklin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Frolona
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Frolona is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Corinth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Corinth is located in Heard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth
- Paulding County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Home Place Acres
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
- Hanlin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Hanlin is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
- Indian Rose
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
- Dallas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hiram
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Braswell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Braswell is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Forrister
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Forrister is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
- Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
- Country Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Country Acres is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
- Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
- New Hope
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Paulding County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
- Polk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Rockmart
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Grady ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Grady is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
- Aragon
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cedartown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Esom Hill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenway is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Cleburne County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Ranburne
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Muscadine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Hightower
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Ai
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Ai is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ai
- Fruithurst
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Edwardsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Oak Level
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Randolph County (AL)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Graham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Graham is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Sewell
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Newell
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newell is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Woodland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Morrison Crossroad
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
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 southeast)
- McMullen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Church At Carrollton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Abilene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Old Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bethany Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Old Carrollton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Temperance Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Concord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Our Lady of Perpetual Help Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (529 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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.<3>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shady Grove had a population of 89 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Sand Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
- Carrollton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lang ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lang is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lang
- Cross Plains
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Temple
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mandeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mandeville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandeville
- Plowshare ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plowshare is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plowshare
- Clem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Clem is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clem
- Emily ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Emily is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
- Villa Rica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bremen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Waco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Mount Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Banning
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Hannah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hannah is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah
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 30 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 16 miles [25.7 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 first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Georgia
- Pages specific to Carroll County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bartow County
- Cobb County
- Coweta County
- Douglas County
- Fayette County
- Fulton County
- Haralson County
- Heard County
- Paulding County
- Polk County
- Cleburne County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Georgia
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 from Point A (ie- Shady Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |