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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Shady Grove. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shady Grove to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shady Grove, please Contact Us.

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 have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Shady Grove: Shady Grv.

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.

Although our information shows that the community of Shady Grove is historic, it would have been located within present day Union County.

To see how the shape of South Carolina's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union County: Cherokee, Chester, Fairfield, Laurens, Newberry, Spartanburg & York.

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:

  • Union 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.
    • Red Town ‑ Historic
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Town
      • Red Town is located in Union County
    • Bishop Town ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Town
      • Bishop Town is located in Union County
    • Sartor Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sartor Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sartor Town
      • Sartor Town is located in Union County
    • Tuckertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
      • Tuckertown is located in Union County
    • Buffalo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Union
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Carlisle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Colerain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colerain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Bonham
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Union County
    • Bailey Town ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Town
      • Bailey Town is located in Union County
    • Jonesville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lockhart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Cabal
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabal
      • Cabal is located in Chester County
    • Gayle Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gayle Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayle Mill
      • Gayle Mill is located in Chester County
    • Chester
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Cornwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwell
      • Cornwell is located in Chester County
    • Eureka Mill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Mill
      • Eureka Mill is located in Chester County
    • Lowrys
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lowrys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrys
      • Lowrys is located in Chester County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
    • Blackstock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Blair
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Monticello
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
      • Monticello is located in Fairfield County
    • Woodward
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
      • Woodward is located in Fairfield County
    • Jenkinsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Laurens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Renno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
      • Renno is located in Laurens County
    • Joanna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clinton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kinards
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Tylersville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tylersville
      • Tylersville is located in Laurens County
    • Laurens
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lisbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
      • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Mountville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Point
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Point
      • Cold Point is located in Laurens County
    • Cross Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gray Court
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Waterloo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ekom
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekom
      • Ekom is located in Laurens County
  • Newberry County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Whitmire
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Glymphville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glymphville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glymphville
      • Glymphville is located in Newberry County
    • Newberry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Smyrna
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Union
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
      • Union is located in Newberry County
    • Silverstreet
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Pomaria
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Prosperity
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Old Town Ferry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town Ferry
      • Old Town Ferry is located in Newberry County
    • Slighs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slighs
      • Slighs is located in Newberry County
    • Little Mountain
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Peak
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
      • Peak is located in Newberry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peak <3>
    • Chappells
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spartanburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Cross Anchor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Enoree
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pauline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Central Pacolet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Pacolet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Pacolet
      • Central Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
    • Pacolet
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pacolet
      • Pacolet is located in Spartanburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pacolet <3>
    • Pacolet Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • White Stone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Woodruff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Camp Croft
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Croft
      • Camp Croft is located in Spartanburg County
    • Moore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Glendale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Roebuck
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
      • Crescent is located in Spartanburg County
  • York County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
      • Hopewell is located in York County
    • Blairsville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
      • Blairsville is located in York County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shady Grove, see our County-by-County Page for 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 27 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 20 miles [32.2 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 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:

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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.

  • Spring Hill AME Zion Church
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • William H. Gist Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Well Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cold Well Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cold Well Cemetery
  • McDaniel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDaniel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDaniel Cemetery
  • Old Quaker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Quaker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Quaker Cemetery
  • Lee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
  • Fant Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fant Cemetery
  • Briggs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Briggs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Briggs Cemetery
  • New Prospects Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospects Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospects Cemetery
  • Otterson Fort Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otterson Fort Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otterson Fort Cemetery
  • Dillard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dillard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dillard Cemetery
  • Whitmire Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (326 more) ...
    • Padgetts Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Padgetts Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Padgetts Creek Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery

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.

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.

  • Sedalia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sedalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedalia
    • Sedalia is located in Union County
  • Whitmire
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Goshen Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Hill
    • Goshen Hill is located in Union County
  • Delta
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Delta is located in Union County
  • Huntington ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
    • Huntington is located in Laurens County
  • Ada ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ada have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Ada is located in Union County
  • Cross Keys
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
    • Cross Keys is located in Union County
  • Renno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renno
    • Renno is located in Laurens County
  • Santuc
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santuc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santuc
    • Santuc is located in Union County
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Carlisle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Meador ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meador have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meador
    • Meador is located in Union County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dover ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dover have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Laurens County
    • Colerain
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colerain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colerain
      • Colerain is located in Union County
    • Cross Anchor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)

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.

The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shady Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5724, Longitude: -81.6632       In this case, the coordinates for Shady Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.




 

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