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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Cherokee County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cherokee County: Anderson, Angelina, Henderson, Houston, Nacogdoches, Rusk & Smith.
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:
- Cherokee 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.
- Reklaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ponta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ponta is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponta
- Gallatin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Turney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney
- Dialville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dialville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dialville
- Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blackjack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackjack is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjack
- Gould
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gould is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Herring
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Herring is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herring
- Jarvis
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jarvis is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jarvis
- Alderbranch
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Neches
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Todd City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Todd City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City
- Kossuth
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kossuth is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Mound City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Slocum
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Slocum is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slocum
- Crystal Lake
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Angelina County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Pollok
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Redtown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Redtown is located in Angelina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
- Houston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Weches
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weches is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weches
- Tadmor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Tadmor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tadmor
- Nacogdoches County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Sacul
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dextra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dextra is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dextra
- Cushing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Looneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Douglass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nat
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nat
- Trawick
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Trawick is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trawick
- Alazan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alazan is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alazan
- Redfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Redfield is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redfield
- Appleby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
- Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
- Nacogdoches
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fitze
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
- Panola County
- Long Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rusk County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- Big Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Big Springs is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Laneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
- Mount Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Price
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Minden
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Joinerville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Selman City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Turnertown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Turnertown is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnertown
- Henderson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Sinclair City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Sinclair City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair City
- Wright City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Wright City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Arp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Omen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Omen is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omen
- Whitehouse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
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.
- Walker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Woodville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Woodville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Holly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Looney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meredith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hogg Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (294 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Myrtle Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sacul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacul Cemetery
- The Sacul Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hughes King Williamson 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.<2>
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.
- New Birmingham ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Birmingham is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Birmingham
- New Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Salem is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
- Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lone Star is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Rusk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glenfawn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenfawn is located in Rusk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenfawn
- Looneyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Looneyville is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Linwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Linwood is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Griffin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Griffin is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Alto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Douglass
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Laneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Linn Flat
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Linn Flat is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Flat
- Mount Enterprise
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mixon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mixon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixon
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 74 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 27 miles [43.5 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 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 Texas
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Angelina County
- Houston County
- Nacogdoches County
- Panola County
- Rusk County
- Smith County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |