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 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 Fayette County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fayette County: Clinton, Greene, Highland, Madison, Pickaway & Ross.
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:
- Fayette 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.
- Jeffersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Octa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Milledgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Yatesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Yatesville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yatesville
- Hagler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hagler is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Bloomingburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Court House
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Washington is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Cook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Cook is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook has also been known as:
- Cook Station
- Champaign County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Powhattan
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Powhattan is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powhattan
- Mutual
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Mechanicsburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Urbana
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Westville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Westville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- Clark County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Cortsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cortsville is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortsville
- South Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lisbon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lisbon is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Shawnee Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee Acres is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Acres
- South Vienna
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Green Hedges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hedges is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hedges
- Kenwood Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kenwood Heights is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenwood Heights
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oakwood Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Oakwood Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Village
- Enon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Green Meadows is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Greenlawn Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Greenlawn Village is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Village
- Limestone City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Limestone City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone City
- Clinton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Port William
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port William is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port William
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Sabina
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Clinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Clinton is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Lees Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lees Creek is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Creek
- New Burlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- New Burlington is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Burlington
- Memphis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- North Kingman
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Kingman is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kingman
- Wilmington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Morrisville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morrisville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- New Vienna
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Martinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Martinsville is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 439 people
- Clarksville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Midland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Midland is located in Clinton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
- Franklin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Harrisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Darby Park ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darby Park is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Park
- Darbydale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Darbydale is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbydale
- Lake Darby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Darby is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Darby
- Pleasant Corners
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Corners is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Corners
- Galloway
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ridpath ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ridpath is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridpath
- Alton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alton is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Grape Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shawnee Hills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee Hills
- Bowersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bowersville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 332 people
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- New Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Jasper is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Jasper
- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilberforce
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Yellow Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pinewood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pinewood Village is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Village
- Xenia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Trebein
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Trebein is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trebein
- Trebein has also been known as:
- Beaver Station
- Beaver
- Frost Station
- Pickeneyville
- Pinckneyvile
- Fairborn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Highland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Highland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Highland is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- East Monroe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- East Monroe is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Monroe
- Leesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bridges
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Bridges is located in Highland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- South Solon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Range
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Range is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Chrisman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chrisman is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chrisman
- London
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerford
- Choctaw Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Choctaw Lake is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Lake
- Mount Sterling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Deer Creek Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Deer Creek Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek Village
- Plumwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Plumwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumwood
- Gillivan
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillivan
- Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- West Jefferson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
- Miami County
- Alcony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alcony is located in Miami County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcony
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Sulphur Grove
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Grove is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Grove
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Huber Heights
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Hooks Corner is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Kettering
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oakwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,919 people
- Dayton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riverdale
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Riverdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdale
- Tadmor ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tadmor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Gem City Estates
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Gem City Estates is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem City Estates
- Northridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Northridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northridge
- Pickaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- New Holland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grange Hall
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Grange Hall is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange Hall
- Orient
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Pherson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Pherson is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pherson
- Darbyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Darbyville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darbyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Williamsport
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Matville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Matville is located in Pickaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matville
- Commercial Point
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Ross County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Austin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Austin is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
- Clarksburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clarksburg is located in Ross County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 441 people
- South Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shelby County
- Riverside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Warren County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Harveysburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Harveysburg is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harveysburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 569 people
- Corwin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Waynesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kenricksville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Kenricksville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenricksville
- Five Points
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Five Points is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
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.
- Grape Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mills - McKillip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- South Solon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Methodist Cemetery
- The Bethel Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Hogue - Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Silver Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Booco - Ryan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Old Jeffersonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McKillip - Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (478 more) ...
- Whiteman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pancake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sheeley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
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.
- Blessing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blessing is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
- South Solon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Solon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Grape Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Grove is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Grove
- Gladstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gladstone is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
- West Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Lancaster is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lancaster
- Jeffersonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bookwalter
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bookwalter is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookwalter
- Jamestown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Edgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Edgefield is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Octa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Octa is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Octa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Selma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Selma is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
- Pearsons ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pearsons is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milledgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- Parrott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
- South Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 139 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 19 miles [30.6 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 like to start with 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 Ohio
- Pages specific to Fayette County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Champaign County
- Clark County
- Clinton County
- Franklin County
- Greene County
- Highland County
- Madison County
- Miami County
- Montgomery County
- Pickaway County
- Ross County
- Shelby County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |