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 hospitals and 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County: Christian (KY), Todd (KY), Cheatham, Dickson, Houston, Robertson & Stewart.
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:
- Montgomery 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.
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Oak Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Oak Plains is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Plains
- Fredonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Sango
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Port Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Swan Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Lake Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake Village
- Wingate West
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liverworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liverworth is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverworth
- Clarksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McAllisters Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cheatham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Henrietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Neptune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Lockertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Cheap Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ashland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland City is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,748 people
- Bearwallow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bearwallow is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearwallow
- Westeria ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Westeria is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westeria
- Lillamay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lillamay is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillamay
- Marrowbone
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Marrowbone is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrowbone
- Doziers ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Doziers is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doziers
- Estimated population in 2014: 543 people
- Davidson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Addie ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Addie is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addie
- Estimated population in 2014: 650 people
- Ridgepost ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
- Greenville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Joelton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morny
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Morny is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morny
- Ridgetop
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
- Watkins ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Watkins is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins
- Bellevue
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Madison
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Tennessee Towne ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tennessee Towne is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee Towne
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,347 people
- East Nashville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Nashville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nashville
- Dickson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Bellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bellsburg is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellsburg
- Stayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stayton is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stayton
- Dunn Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dunn Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Chapel
- Woods Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woods Valley is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Valley
- White Oak Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- White Oak Flat is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Flat
- Slayden
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Slayden is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
- Charlotte
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Vanleer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- White Bluff
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pond is located in Dickson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond
- Burns
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Dickson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Omega ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Omega is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Brownsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Brownsville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 9,974 people
- Erin
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Robertson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Stroudville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stroudville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroudville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Sandy Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Springs is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Adams
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flewellyn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flewellyn is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flewellyn
- Cedar Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coopertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coopertown is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopertown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,612 people
- Crunk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Crunk is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crunk
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,406 people
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Barren Plain
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barren Plain is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barren Plain
- Oakland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Greenbrier
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Greenbrier is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbrier
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,905 people
- Stewart County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Cumberland City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Indian Mound
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Legate
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Legate is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legate
- Parker Town ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Parker Town is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Town
- Sumner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Millersville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Goodlettsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Christian County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Oak Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Garrettsburg is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrettsburg
- Howel
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Howel is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howel
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bennettstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bennettstown is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettstown
- Herndon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Herndon is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herndon
- LaFayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Logan County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Keysburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Keysburg is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keysburg
- Olmstead
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olmstead is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olmstead
- Adairville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ferguson is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferguson
- Cave Spring
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cave Spring is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Gordonsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Gordonsville is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Schochoh
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Schochoh is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schochoh
- Justice
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Justice is located in Logan County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
- Simpson County (KY)
- Prices Mill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Mill is located in Simpson County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Mill
- Todd County (KY)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Guthrie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hadensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hadensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hadensville
- Anderson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Allensville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Allensville is located in Todd County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 157 people
- Trenton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Elkton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
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.
- Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Albright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Wall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Shearon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Stack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brewers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Head Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (787 more) ...
- Bearden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<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.
- Woodford ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodford is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Fredonia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fredonia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Sango
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sango is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sango
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Grantville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Henrietta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
- Estimated population in 2014: 921 people
- Thomasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thomasville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Holmansville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holmansville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmansville
- Port Royal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Port Royal is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Royal
- Neptune
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Neptune is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
- Rossview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rossview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossview
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lockertsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lockertsville is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockertsville
- Estimated population in 2014: 885 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Turnersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Turnersville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Cheap Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cheap Hill is located in Cheatham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheap Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 173,778 people
- Pleasant View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
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 73 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 14 miles [22.5 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 either 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 Montgomery County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cheatham County
- Davidson County
- Dickson County
- Houston County
- Robertson County
- Stewart County
- Sumner County
- Christian County
- Logan County
- Simpson County
- Todd 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> | 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' 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'. |