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Welcome to Shady Grove ...

Shady Grove is located in Putnam County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Shady Grove: Shady Grv.

Shady Grove is 1,370 feet [418 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shady Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Shady Grove (for example, toward Sunbright), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Shady Grove: 931

Communities Also Named Shady Grove ...

While we believe that this Shady Grove is located in Putnam County, we know of another 16 Tennessee communities named Shady Grove. Those communities are located in the following counties: Coffee, Crockett, Franklin, Hamilton, Hardin, Hickman, Jackson, Jefferson, Knox, Lawrence, Lincoln, Montgomery, Morgan, Sevier, Trousdale and White County.

Beyond Tennessee, there are 106 communities that are also named Shady Grove - they are located in Alabama (8), Arkansas (12), Delaware, Florida (2), Georgia (8), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (4), Louisiana (3), Maryland, Mississippi (9), Missouri (4), New Mexico, North Carolina (2), Ohio, Oklahoma (4), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (4), Texas (14), Utah, Virginia (7) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shady Grove.

Communities near Shady Grove ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shady Grove.

  • Clarktown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Clarktown is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
    • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
  • Cookeville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Sparta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Algood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Livingston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Monterey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dykes Crossroads
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dykes Crossroads is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,281 people
  • White Plains
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • White Plains is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,231 people
  • Baxter
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Grimsley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shady Grove. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shady Grove.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shady Grove. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shady Grove.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shady Grove. See our Newspapers Page for Shady Grove.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shady Grove ...

Looking for more information about Shady Grove? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shady Grove, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shady Grove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Putnam, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shady Grove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.