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 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.
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 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 and hospitals 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 Halifax County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Halifax County: Caswell (NC), Granville (NC), Person (NC), Campbell, Charlotte, Mecklenburg & Pittsylvania.
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:
- Halifax 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.
- Mayo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Cluster Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cluster Springs is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Springs
- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Virgilina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- South Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Aarons Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aarons Creek is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aarons Creek
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westside Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Westside Village is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westside Village
- Banister Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Banister Town is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banister Town
- Halifax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jones
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jones is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Midway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Midway is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Charlotte County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Wylliesburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aspenwall
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aspenwall is located in Charlotte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspenwall
- Drakes Branch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danville City
- Danville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Fluvanna County
- Scottsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Madison County
- Beaver Park
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Beaver Park is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Park
- Mecklenburg County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Averett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Henrico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Henrico is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Shiny Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Shiny Rock is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiny Rock
- Clarksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Village is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Orgainville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orgainville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orgainville
- Jeffress
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jeffress is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffress
- Finchley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Finchley is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchley
- Skipwith
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Skipwith is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipwith
- Boydton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Chase City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cusco Willa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Cusco Willa is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusco Willa
- Pittsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Henrys Mill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
- Laurel Grove
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel Grove is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Grove
- Lucks
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lucks is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucks
- Kentuck
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Java
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Java is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Riceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riceville is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Spring Garden
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Markham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Markham is located in Pittsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markham
- Caswell County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Semora
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Milton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Leasburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Estelle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Blanch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgeville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Providence
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Prospect Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prospect Hill is located in Caswell County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Hill
- Yanceyville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Durham County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Hampton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Hampton is located in Durham County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
- Rougemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Bahama
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Granville County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Wilbourns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilbourns is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilbourns
- Bullock
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gela
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gela is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gela
- Stovall
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Stovall is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 420 people
- Berea
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Berea is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
- Townsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Oxford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oxford is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <1>
- Providence
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Stem
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Stem is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Clay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clay is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Tar River
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tar River is located in Granville County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar River
- Orange County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Berryland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Berryland is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryland
- Caldwell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Caldwell is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell
- Fieldstream
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Fieldstream is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstream
- Laws
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laws is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws
- Charter Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Charter Meadows is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charter Meadows
- North Fork
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- North Fork is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fork
- Springcrest Meadows
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Springcrest Meadows is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springcrest Meadows
- Kindful Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kindful Acres is located in Orange County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kindful Acres
- Person County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Allensville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Allensville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allensville
- Ceffo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ceffo is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ceffo
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Concord is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hicks Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hicks Village is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Village
- Roxboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitt Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Whitt Town is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitt Town
- Roseville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Roseville is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Allens Level
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Allens Level is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Level
- Cates
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Cates is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cates
- Mount Tirzah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Mount Tirzah is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Tirzah
- Timberlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Moriah
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Moriah is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Hurdle Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vance County (NC)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Dabney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dabney is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabney
- Flat Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Rock is located in Vance County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
- Henderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warren County (NC)
- Rose Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill is located in Warren County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
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 east)
- Mayo Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery
- The Cherry Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ragland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Virgilina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgilina Cemetery
- The Virgilina Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Virgilina - Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52494 <2>
- North Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Black Walnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- White Oak Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- Grace Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Montague Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Hill Baptist Church 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.
- Hyco
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hyco is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyco
- Mayo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Virgilina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Omega
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Omega is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Bethel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Hill is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill
- South Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Nelson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Wolf Trap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Wolf Trap is located in Halifax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Trap
- Woodsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodsdale is located in Person County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodsdale
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Siddon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Siddon is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddon
- Averett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Averett is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Averett
- Buffalo Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Mecklenburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
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 38 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 20 miles [32.2 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 start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Halifax County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Charlotte County
- Danville City
- Fluvanna County
- Madison County
- Mecklenburg County
- Pittsylvania County
- Caswell County
- Durham County
- Granville County
- Orange County
- Person County
- Vance County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
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 'straight-line' 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'. |