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 Hill (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 Hill. 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.
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 doctors and 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 Hill is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Carroll, Chester, Decatur, Hardin & Madison.
Below are the counties that are near Shady Hill. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shady Hill:
- Henderson County (The home county of Shady Hill)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Reagan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Cedar Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Darden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rhodes Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rhodes Town is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Town
- Middle Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Huron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Parkers Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Union Cross
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Cross is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
- Atkins ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Atkins is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
- Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
- Benton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Chaseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Chaseville is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
- Coxburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coxburg is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coxburg
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Clarksburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Clarksburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Anark
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Anark is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anark
- Cedar Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Concord
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Lavinia
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Whitthorne
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Whitthorne is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitthorne
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milledgeville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milledgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Enville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Enville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
- Jacks Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mifflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mifflin is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mifflin
- Sweet Lips
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Lips is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Lips
- Henderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Masseyville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Masseyville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyville
- Deanburg
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Deanburg is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,395 people
- Decatur County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Scotts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Decaturville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
- Parsons
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
- Mount Lebanon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Lebanon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Lebanon
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,387 people
- Jeannette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jeannette is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeannette
- Oakview ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Oakview is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview
- Sugar Tree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
- Gibson County
- Goat City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goat City is located in Gibson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat City
- Hardin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Saltillo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saltillo is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 521 people
- Sibley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sibley is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley
- Swift
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Swift is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,874 people
- Johnson Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson Ford is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Ford
- Estimated population in 2014: 65,813 people
- Centerview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Centerview is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerview
- Estimated population in 2014: 244 people
- Paulks ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Paulks is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks
- Crump
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Town
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- New Town is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Belle Meade
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Belle Meade is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Meade
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,017 people
- Savannah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Smiths Fork ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smiths Fork is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Fork
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsburg Landing Ferry is located in Hardin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg Landing Ferry
- Estimated population in 2014: 555 people
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Claybrook
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Claybrook is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claybrook
- Cisco Indian Village ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cisco Indian Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco Indian Village
- Pinson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spring Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Lawrence
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lawrence is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
- Jackson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Malesus
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Malesus is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malesus
- Oakfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oakfield is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Parkburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Parkburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 10,156 people
- McNairy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Leapwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Leapwood is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leapwood
- Finger
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Purdy
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Purdy is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
- Stantonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stantonville is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stantonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Bethel Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perry County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Mousetail ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Mousetail is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mousetail
- Linden
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Flatwoods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Beardstown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Beardstown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beardstown
- Wayne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Clifton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sorby is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorby
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shady Hill, see our County-by-County Page for Shady Hill.
Cemeteries Near Shady Hill ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shady Hill.
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 Hill - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shady Hill covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Buckley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Ebenezer Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Powers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Chumney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Piney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Caraway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Beecham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Presler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Presley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (717 more) ...
- McCall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Horn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shady Hill had a population of 50 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shady Hill, with the one closest to Shady Hill listed first.
- Reagan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Scotts Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chesterfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Chesterfield is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
- Population from the 2010 Census: 469 people
- Darden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Darden is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden
- Population from the 2010 Census: 399 people
- Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hinson Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hinson Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Springs
- Sardis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beacon is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Middle Fork
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Middle Fork is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Fork
- Alberton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alberton is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Life
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Life is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Life
- Thurman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thurman is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Decaturville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Huron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Huron is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron
- Dunbar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dunbar is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shady Hill. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shady Hill.
Newspapers Published in Shady Hill ...
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 Hill.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shady Hill, there are papers which were published within 19 miles [30.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shady Hill.
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 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 Hill:
- Websites specific to Tennessee
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Benton County
- Carroll County
- Chester County
- Decatur County
- Gibson County
- Hardin County
- Madison County
- McNairy County
- Perry County
- Wayne 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 Hill, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shady Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |