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.
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 Hickman County.
To see how the shape of Tennessee's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Hickman County: Dickson, Humphreys, Lewis, Maury, Perry & Williamson.
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:
- Hickman 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.
- Duck River
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Littlelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Primm Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Primm Springs is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primm Springs
- Tottys Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Graytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Swan Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
- Centerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wrigley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wrigley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wrigley
- Population from the 2010 Census: 281 people
- Aetna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aetna is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
- Bon Aqua Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bon Aqua Junction is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Aqua Junction
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,230 people
- Lyles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Graham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graham is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Kingston Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bell Town
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Pegram
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pegram is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pegram
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,056 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Linton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Linton is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linton
- Bellevue
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Abiff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Abiff is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abiff
- Spencers Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Spencers Mill is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencers Mill
- Tidwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Pomona
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Pomona is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Burns
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Water Valley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Water Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,516 people
- Dickson
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- White Bluff
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pond
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Tennessee City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Giles County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Campbellsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Campbellsville is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsville
- Liberty Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lynnville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bufords is located in Giles County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bufords
- Humphreys County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Grandmother Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Grandmother Ford is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandmother Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 307 people
- Bethpage
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethpage is located in Humphreys County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethpage
- Population from the 2010 Census: 288 people
- Lawrence County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Henryville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Henryville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryville
- Webber City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Webber City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webber City
- Ethridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Park Grove
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Park Grove is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Grove
- Flatwoods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Flatwoods is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Lewis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Kimmins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kimmins is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimmins
- Hohenwald
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Voorhies is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Voorhies
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,476 people
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Berlin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Caney Spring
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Caney Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Spring
- South Berlin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- South Berlin is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Berlin
- Globe
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Globe is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Globe
- Maury County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Chartersville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Chartersville is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartersville
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,494 people
- Greenfield Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Arkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Arkland is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkland
- Chapel Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Sawdust
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sawdust is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawdust
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,053 people
- New Flys Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Flys Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Flys Village
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Hill Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hill Town is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Town
- Hampshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Armour Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armour Village is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armour Village
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Lobelville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beardstown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Wayne County
- Ashland Ford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashland Ford is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 4,674 people
- Williamson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Burwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Burwood is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwood
- Wilkes ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wilkes is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes
- Fairview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Fernvale is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernvale
- Leipers Fork
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loriland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Loriland is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loriland
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,735 people
- Spring Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Thompson's Station is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,973 people
- Former name for Thompson's Station:
- Littlebury
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson's Station <1>
- Southall
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Southall is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southall
- Duplex
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Duplex is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
- Harpeth
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Harpeth is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpeth
- Parry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Parry is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parry
- Estimated population in 2014: 262 people
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.
- Dunlan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Charles Houston Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Mobley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hopkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Greenfield Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northwest of Williamsport.
- Continue List (1222 more) ...
- Samaritan Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
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.<4>
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.
- Duck River
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Jones Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Valley is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Valley
- Kettle Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Bluffpoint ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bluffpoint is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffpoint
- Williamsport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsport is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
- Water Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Water Valley is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Littlelot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Littlelot is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlelot
- Tottys Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tottys Bend is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tottys Bend
- Hampshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Santa Fe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fly is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fly
- Lick Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lick Creek is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Graytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graytown is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,528 people
- Little Rock Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Little Rock Mills is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock Mills
- Swan Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
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 37 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 15 miles [24.1 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 first turn to 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 Tennessee
- Pages specific to Hickman County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Giles County
- Humphreys County
- Lawrence County
- Lewis County
- Marshall County
- Maury County
- Perry County
- Wayne County
- Williamson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Tennessee
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> | 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'. |
| <4> | 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. |