Welcome to Shady Grove ...

Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shady Grove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

A typical abbreviation for Shady Grove: Shady Grv.

Shady Grove is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Shady Grove: (319)

Communities Also Named Shady Grove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 106 communities that are also named Shady Grove - they are located in Alabama (8), Arkansas (12), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (8), Illinois, 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.

• Waterloo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Waterloo is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterloo <4>
• Independence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Vinton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
  • Vinton is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,019 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vinton <4>
• Evansdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
  • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <4>
• Jesup
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <4>
• Center Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Center Point is located in Linn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <4>
• La Porte City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Porte City
  • La Porte City is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,230 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Porte City <4>
• Urbana
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <4>
• Dysart
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
  • Dysart is located in Tama County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <4>
• Elk Run Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
  • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 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.

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.

Adding Shady Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shady Grove in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shady Grove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shady Grove post office opened in 1886.

We also found Shady Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shady Grove.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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 Buchanan County: www.buchanancounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/