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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 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.

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:

  • Dallas 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.
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Estelle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Irving
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grand Prairie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Eagle Ford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
    • Cockrell Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Grapevine
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jim Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jim Town is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
      • Jim Town has also been known as:
      • Jimtown
    • Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
      • Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
      • Jim Town Junction
    • Oak Cliff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
    • Coppell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Farmers Branch
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Carrollton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hebron
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Plano
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Plano is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291,296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plano <1>
    • Frisco
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Murphy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sachse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Allen is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,379 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>
    • Parker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockhill
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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.
    • Southlake
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Flower Mound
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Trophy Club
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Westlake
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Double Oak
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Marshall Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
    • Roanoke
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bartonville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Highland Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Copper Canyon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • The Colony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Elizabethtown
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Ellis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Britton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Britton is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Mansfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Leaf
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
    • Red Oak
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Midlothian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
    • Sterrett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sterrett is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
    • Sardis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sardis is located in Ellis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
    • Venus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Waxahachie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Johnson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Lillian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Burleson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Crowley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Briaroaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
    • Cross Timber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Alvarado
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Egan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Egan is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Euless
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Bedford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • University Park Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Colleyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Johnsons Station
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
    • Pantego
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurst
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Hurst is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurst
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurst <1>
    • Bransford
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Dalworthington Gardens
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • North Richland Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Newark
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rhome
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)

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.

  • Ford Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sowers Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Haley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • West Fork Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Colloway Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Bowles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Southland Cemetery (Old)
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Southland Memorial Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fugitt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tomlin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (180 more) ...
    • Gibbons Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Moore Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Memorial Gardens
      • The Moore Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • White Chapel Memorial Garden
      • White Chapel Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #198314 <2>
    • Parkdale Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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.

  • Sowers ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sowers is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
  • Grand Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Estelle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Estelle is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
  • Arlington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Eagle Ford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
  • Bedford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnsons Station
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
  • Grapevine
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Oak Cliff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
  • Bransford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
  • Ederville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Ederville is located in Tarrant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ederville
  • Farmers Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Coppell
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Handley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Handley is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
    • Duncanville
      (12 miles [19.3 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 156 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 23 miles [37 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 begin 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:

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 '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'.