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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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 Grove is located in Cooke 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 Cooke County: Love (OK), Denton, Grayson, Montague & Wise.

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:

  • Cooke 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.
    • Lake Kiowa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Burns City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Oak Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Bloomfield
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Callisburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Gainesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hemming
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Valley View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Lindsay
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Coesfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Dexter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Celina
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Alstyne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Prosper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Rhea Mills
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Rockhill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Mantua ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Mantua is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
    • Roland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Anna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Anna is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <1>
    • Frisco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Melissa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Parris
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Parris is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parris
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Denton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Pilot Point
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Sanger
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Aubrey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Krugerville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Krugerville is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krugerville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,871 people
    • Bolivar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bolivar is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Cross Roads
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Providence Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Denton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Quakertown ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Quakertown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
    • Krum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Krum is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krum
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,412 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krum <1>
    • Little Elm
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Ethel
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
    • Whitesboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tioga
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Tioga is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
    • Sadler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dixie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Southmayd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Basin Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Sandusky
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Gage
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Gage is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
    • Dorchester
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Dorchester is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 96 people
    • Gunter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Wise County
  • Bryan County (OK)
  • Love County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Thackerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Marietta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Burneyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jimtown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
  • Marshall County (OK)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Shay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County (OK)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Lebanon
      (28 miles [45.1 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.

  • Turner Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Este Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Herod - Morris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Barron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Barron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barron Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Barron Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Collinsville.
  • Ragsdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragsdale Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ragsdale Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
    • The Ragsdale Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Hudspeth Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6230 <2>
  • Collinsville Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Welch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Dye Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dye Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dye Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Whitesboro.
    • The Dye Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Ben Dye Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973820 <2>
  • Morris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Welch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Campbell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tuck Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
      • The Tuck Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Allred / Beasley Cemetery
      • Allred / Tuck Cemetery
      • Beasley Cemetery
      • Beasley / Tuck Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #7294 <2>
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 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.<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.

  • Collinsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Woodbine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodbine is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Mountain Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
  • Bloomfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Tioga
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Tioga is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <1>
  • Ethel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ethel is located in Grayson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Whitesboro
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Callisburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Callisburg is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Custer City ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Custer City is located in Cooke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Sadler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Gainesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pilot Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Valley View
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Balm
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Balm is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
    • Southmayd
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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 94 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 30 miles [48.3 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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:

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 '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 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.