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 doctors and 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 Attala County.
To see how the shape of Mississippi's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Attala County: Carroll, Choctaw, Holmes, Leake, Madison, Montgomery, Neshoba, Winston & Yazoo.
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:
- Attala 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.
- Langley ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Langley is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley
- Ethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Hesterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Auris ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Auris is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auris
- Rocky Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Point is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Kosciusko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McCool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Possumneck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Sallis
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Zemuly
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zemuly is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zemuly
- Newport
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Newport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Vaiden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coila
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coila is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coila
- Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Carrollton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- North Carrollton is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Choctaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- French Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bankston ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Ackerman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Williams
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Williams is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Reform
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reform is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
- Holmes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- West
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Durant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Acona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Acona is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Richland is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Lexington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Leake County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Coosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Coosa is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa
- Redwater
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Redwater is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwater
- Saint Ann
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Ann is located in Leake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ann
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Sibleyton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sibleyton is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibleyton
- Sibleyton has also been known as:
- Sibleton
- Kilmichael
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Kilmichael is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmichael
- Population from the 2020 Census: 538 people
- Winona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Minerva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Minerva is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Eskridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Eskridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eskridge
- Sweatman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sweatman is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweatman
- Duck Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Duck Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,760 people
- Oktibbeha County
- Sturgis
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Webster County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Eupora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sapa is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapa
- Winston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Hinze
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hinze is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
- Vowell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vowell is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
- Plattsburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Louisville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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 east)
- Holy Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Newhope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pierces Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Liberty Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pilgrim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (487 more) ...
- Daniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Smyrna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- McCord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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.
- Chita ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chita is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chita
- Hesterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hesterville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
- Ethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ethel is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
- French Camp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Kosciusko
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Huntsville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- McCool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McCool is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Newtonville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Newtonville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newtonville
- Beatty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beatty is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beatty
- Weir
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McAdams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McAdams is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAdams
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smyrna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Smyrna is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Vaiden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rural Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rural Hill is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Hill
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 41 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 21 miles [33.8 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 Mississippi
- Pages specific to Attala County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Choctaw County
- Holmes County
- Leake County
- Montgomery County
- Oktibbeha County
- Webster County
- Winston County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Mississippi
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' 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'. |