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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 Shores (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 Shores. 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 Shores ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Shady Shores: Shady Shrs.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Shady Shores. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shady Shores.

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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 Shores is located in Denton 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 Denton County: Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Grayson, Tarrant & Wise.

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

  • Denton County     (The home county of Shady Shores)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Shores, with the one closest to Shady Shores listed first.
    • Lake Dallas
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Corinth
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Lakewood Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakewood Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
    • Cross Roads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Highland Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Copper Canyon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Little Elm
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Providence Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Providence Village is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
    • Denton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Collin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Shores, with the one closest to Shady Shores listed first.
    • Frisco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hebron
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Hebron is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
    • Rockhill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Rockhill is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
    • Carrollton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Prosper
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Rhea Mills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Rhea Mills is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhea Mills
    • Celina
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Plano
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • McKinney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Roland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Roland is located in Collin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
    • Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Comanche County
    • Cross Roads
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Cooke County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Shores, with the one closest to Shady Shores listed first.
    • Hemming
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hemming is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemming
    • Bloomfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Bloomfield is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
    • Valley View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Burns City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Burns City is located in Cooke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns City
    • Era
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Kiowa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Dallas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Shores, with the one closest to Shady Shores listed first.
    • Lewisville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Coppell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Trinity Mills
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Trinity Mills is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Mills
    • Grapevine
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Addison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Farmers Branch
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Estelle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Estelle is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Irving
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Sowers ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Sowers is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
    • Buckingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Buckingham is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
    • Richardson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • University Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Grayson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Shores, with the one closest to Shady Shores listed first.
    • Tioga
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Gunter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Collinsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Ethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Ethel is located in Grayson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Tarrant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Shores, with the one closest to Shady Shores listed first.
    • Bransford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Bransford is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bransford
    • Colleyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
    • Keller
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bedford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Euless
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Haslet
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Smithfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Smithfield is located in Tarrant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • North Richland Hills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Watauga
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hurst
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Richland Hills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wise County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shady Shores, with the one closest to Shady Shores listed first.
    • Bluett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Bluett is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluett
    • Slidell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • New Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • New Fairview is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
      • Former name for New Fairview:
      • Fairview
    • Rhome
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Newark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Herman
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Herman is located in Wise County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herman
    • Greenwood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shady Shores, see our County-by-County Page for Shady Shores.

Cemeteries Near Shady Shores ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shady Shores.

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 Shores - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shady Shores covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shady Shores, with the one closest to Shady Shores listed first.

  • Swisher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lloyd Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chinn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Old Hall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Little Elm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • IOOF Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Roselawn Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Roselawn Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn Memorial Park
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Roselawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Denton.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #6476 <2>
  • Argyle Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Ritter Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (176 more) ...

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 Shores in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shady Shores.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shady Shores, with the one closest to Shady Shores listed first.

  • Corinth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mingo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mingo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Little Elm
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Denton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Navo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Navo is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navo
  • Argyle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bartonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Aubrey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Parvin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Parvin is located in Denton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
  • Hebron
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hebron is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Lebanon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon is located in Collin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Mustang
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Mustang is located in Denton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
    • Krum
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Coppell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shady Shores. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shady Shores.

Newspapers Published in Shady Shores ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shady Shores.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shady Shores, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shady Shores.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Shores:

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 Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.