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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/Parishes ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties/parishes.

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/parishes 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/parishes, 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 Panola 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 Panola County: Caddo (LA), De Soto (LA), Harrison, Rusk & Shelby.

Below are the counties/parishes that are near Shady Grove. For each of these counties/parishes, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shady Grove:

  • Panola 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.
    • Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woods is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Gary City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Murvaul
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Murvaul is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murvaul
    • Buncome
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Buncome is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buncome
    • Carthage
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Clayton
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Delray
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Delray is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
    • Midyett
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Midyett is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
    • Dotson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Dotson is located in Panola County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotson
    • Beckville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • De Berry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Gregg County
    • Easton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrison County
  • Nacogdoches County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Garrison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fitze
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Fitze is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitze
    • Whispering Pines
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Martinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Appleby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Appleby is located in Nacogdoches County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Rusk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
    • Pinehill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Pinehill is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinehill
    • Concord
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Concord is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Brachfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Brachfield is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brachfield
    • Tatum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Minden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mount Enterprise
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Oak Flats
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Oak Flats is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Flats
    • Sulphur Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Sulphur Springs is located in Rusk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
    • Henderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Laneville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Shelby County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Tenaha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Timpson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Joaquin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Haslam
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Haslam is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haslam
    • Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Arcadia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Arcadia is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
    • Africa ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Africa is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
    • Campti
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Campti is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campti
    • Short
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Short is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
    • Shelbyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Choice
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Choice is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
  • Caddo Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Bethany
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Ridge
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Ridge is located in Caddo Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Ridge
  • De Soto Parish (LA)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
    • Logansport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Longstreet
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Keachi
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Keachi is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keachi
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
    • Stanley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Stanley is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
    • Screamerville ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Screamerville is located in De Soto Parish (LA)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamerville
    • Grand Cane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Gloster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)

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.

  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Woods Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gary Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Gary - Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Murvaul Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Bethel MB Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tennessee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Snap Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (217 more) ...
    • Page Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Miller Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Carrico Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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.

  • Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Woods is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
  • Tenaha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carthage
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Deadwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Deadwood is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadwood
  • Timpson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Delray
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Delray is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delray
  • Midyett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Midyett is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midyett
  • Huber
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Huber is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
  • Joaquin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fair Play
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fair Play is located in Panola County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
  • Caledonia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Caledonia is located in Rusk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Beckville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Long Branch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Center
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Logansport
      (18 miles [29 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 27 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]<2>. 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:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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'.
<3>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.
<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.