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 southwest 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 south.
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 south 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 Cherokee County.
To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Adair, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah & Wagoner.
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:
- Cherokee 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.
- Hulbert
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Lost City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lost City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Gideon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gideon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Tahlequah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Woodall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Woodall is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
- Zeb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zeb is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
- Peggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Moodys
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Park Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Welling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Briggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Proctor
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wauhillau
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Rocky Mountain
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Chewey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chewey is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Christie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Addielee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Addielee is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Chance
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Marietta
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Peavine
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Bunch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Rocky Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Leach
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leach is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
- Oaks
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Bull Hollow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
- Beckwith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Old Eucha
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Old Eucha is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eucha
- Tagg Flats
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Tagg Flats is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagg Flats
- Cloud Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Dripping Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Mayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Cedar Crest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Crest is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Iron Post
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Iron Post is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
- Ballou
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ballou is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Snake Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Murphy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Murphy is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Pin Oaks Acres
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Oaks Acres is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
- Locust Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mazie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
- Rose
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Chouteau
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pump Back
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pump Back is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Back
- Muskogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Fort Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wybark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Bacone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bacone is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- Braggs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Muskogee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sour John
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- River Bottom
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- Summit
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Taft
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Webbers Falls
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Beland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beland is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland
- Rogers County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Inola
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gregory is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Sequoyah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Paradise Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Evening Shade
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Box
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Box is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
- Redbird Smith
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
- Gore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Flute Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
- Marble City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Dwight Mission
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
- Pinhook Corners
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
- Wagoner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Mallard Bay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Okay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gibson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Wagoner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Anchor
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Tullahassee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
- Clarksville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Porter
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Redbird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stones Corner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Choska ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Choska is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
- Choska has also been known as:
- Chooska Bottoms
- Choska Bottoms
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.
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Double Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crittenden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Swimmer Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lost City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hulbert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Linder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eureka Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (192 more) ...
- Parris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keener Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Andersons 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.<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.
- Keith
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Keith is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
- Lyons
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Martin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
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 76 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 29 miles [46.7 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 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 Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Delaware County
- Mayes County
- Muskogee County
- Rogers County
- Sequoyah County
- Wagoner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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 obstructions 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'. |