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 Oaks (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 Oaks. 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 Oaks is located in Henderson 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 Henderson County: Anderson, Ellis, Kaufman, Navarro, Smith & Van Zandt.
Below are the counties that are near Shady Oaks. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shady Oaks:
- Henderson County (The home county of Shady Oaks)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Oaks, with the one closest to Shady Oaks listed first.
- Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Pine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malakoff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Caney City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caney City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Log Cabin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Star Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Trinidad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- LaRue
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Murchison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Eustace
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enchanted Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Anderson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Oaks, with the one closest to Shady Oaks listed first.
- Springfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
- Cayuga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Blackfoot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bois d'Arc
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bois d'Arc is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bois d'Arc
- Ward
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ward is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Greens Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greens Bluff is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bluff
- Yard ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Yard is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yard
- Fosterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Brushy Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Montalba
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Oaks, with the one closest to Shady Oaks listed first.
- Cherokee Landing
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
- Cuney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Reese
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Reese is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
- Freestone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Oaks, with the one closest to Shady Oaks listed first.
- Winkler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Winkler is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winkler
- Stewards Mill ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stewards Mill is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewards Mill
- Streetman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lake
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Red Lake is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lake
- Turlington
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Turlington is located in Freestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turlington
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Oaks, with the one closest to Shady Oaks listed first.
- Mabank
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tolosa
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tolosa is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolosa
- Prairieville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Kemp
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stubbs is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
- Styx
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Styx is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Navarro County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Oaks, with the one closest to Shady Oaks listed first.
- Goodlow
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Goodlow is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodlow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
- Goodlow has also been known as:
- Goodlow Park
- Kerens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bazette
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Bazette is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazette
- Elm Flat
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Elm Flat is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flat
- Eureka
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Eureka is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Powell
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Powell is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Mildred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Mildred is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Roane
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Roane is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roane
- Navarro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Navarro is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
- Chatfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Smith County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Oaks, with the one closest to Shady Oaks listed first.
- Dogwood City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dogwood City is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood City
- Teaselville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Teaselville is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
- Noonday
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Noonday is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
- Population from the 2020 Census: 722 people
- Van Zandt County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Oaks, with the one closest to Shady Oaks listed first.
- Tundra
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Tundra is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tundra
- Edom
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ben Wheeler
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Canton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shady Oaks, see our County-by-County Page for Shady Oaks.
Cemeteries Near Shady Oaks ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shady Oaks.
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 Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shady Oaks covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shady Oaks, with the one closest to Shady Oaks listed first.
- Willow Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodgame Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Owen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Walnut Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Modoc Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Athens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Athens Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #317712 <2>
- Price Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (177 more) ...
- Malakoff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malakoff Cemetery
- The Malakoff Cemetery has also been known as:
- Malakoff City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #5025 <2>
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Oaks in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shady Oaks.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shady Oaks, with the one closest to Shady Oaks listed first.
- Pine Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Grove is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Malakoff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bradford is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Trinidad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blackfoot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Blackfoot is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackfoot
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Murchison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rural Shade
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rural Shade is located in Navarro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Shade
- New York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New York is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
- Walton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walton is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Payne Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Payne Springs is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fosterville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Tennessee Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Montalba
(19 miles [30.6 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 Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shady Oaks.
Newspapers Published in Shady Oaks ...
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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shady Oaks.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shady Oaks, 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 Oaks.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oaks:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Henderson County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Anderson County
- Cherokee County
- Freestone County
- Kaufman County
- Navarro County
- Smith County
- Van Zandt 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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Oaks) 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 Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |