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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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 Grove is located in Morgan County.
To see how the shape of West 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 Morgan County: Allegany (MD), Washington (MD), Frederick (VA), Berkeley & Hampshire.
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:
- Morgan 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.
- Hancock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Sleepy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Holton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bath is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 587 people
- Berkeley Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berryville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berryville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Cherry Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Woodmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodmont is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodmont
- Stotlers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Oakland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Doe Gully
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Doe Gully is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doe Gully
- Orleans Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orleans Cross Roads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans Cross Roads
- Berkeley County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Hedgesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Georgetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Little Georgetown is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Georgetown
- Falling Waters
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bedington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bedington is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedington
- Martinsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Arden is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Gerrardstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Swan Pond
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Swan Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Pond
- Darkesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Darkesville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darkesville
- Baker Heights
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Heights
- Inwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Scrabble
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scrabble is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrabble
- Hampshire County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Okonoko
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Okonoko is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okonoko
- Good
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Slanesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Slanesville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Capon Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Points
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- North River Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- North River Mills is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North River Mills
- Donaldson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Donaldson is located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Shepherdstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Middleway
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Bardane
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bardane is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardane
- Jefferson Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village
- Summit Point
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Summit Point is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Point
- Charles Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ranson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,360 people
- Ranson has also been known as:
- Corporation of Ranson
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ranson <1>
- Bolivar
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bolivar is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,018 people
- Harpers Ferry
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allegany County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Little Orleans
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Ridge is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Keifers
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Flintstone
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Town Creek ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Town Creek is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
- Rush
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rush is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush
- Oldtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Spring Gap
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Spring Gap is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gap
- Frederick County (MD)
- Pleasant Walk
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Walk is located in Frederick County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Walk
- Washington County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Hancock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Big Pool
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pearre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pearre is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearre
- Clear Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson - Conococheague
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson - Conococheague is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson - Conococheague
- Fairview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Williamsport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Huyett
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Huyett is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huyett
- Williamsport Station
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Williamsport Station is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport Station
- Halfway
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Halfway is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
- Maugansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint James
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Saint James is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint James
- Bedford County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Purcell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Purcell is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
- Robinsonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsonville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
- Breezewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Beans Cove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Cove is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Cove
- Everett
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rainsburg is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Graceville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Graceville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graceville
- Charlesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Charlesville is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlesville
- Mount Dallas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Dallas is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Dallas
- Ott Town
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ott Town is located in Bedford County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ott Town
- Hopewell
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Claylick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Claylick is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claylick
- Mercersburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Welsh Run is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Run
- Cove Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cove Gap is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
- Dickey
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickey is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey
- Milnor
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Milnor is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milnor
- Markes
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Markes is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markes
- Fort Loudon
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Rockdale is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Williamson
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Williamson is located in Franklin County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson
- Greencastle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Thomas
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fulton County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Warfordsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Covalt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Covalt is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covalt
- Dott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dott is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dott
- Needmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Websters Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Websters Mill
- Sipes Mill
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sipes Mill is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipes Mill
- Emmaville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Emmaville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaville
- Pleasant Ridge
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Crystal Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Spring
- McConnellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Akersville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Akersville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akersville
- Harrisonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harrisonville is located in Fulton County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
- Clarke County (VA)
- Wadesville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Wadesville is located in Clarke County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadesville
- Frederick County (VA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Shockeysville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Shockeysville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shockeysville
- Collinsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Collinsville is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
- Siler
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Siler is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siler
- Good
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Good is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good
- Cross Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- White Hall
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Grimes
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Nordic Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Nordic Village is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nordic Village
- Rest
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Rest is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest
- Cedar Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Welltown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Welltown is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welltown
- Albin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Albin is located in Frederick County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albin
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.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mahnes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alpine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Michael Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- St. Thomas Graveyard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Snyders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (235 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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.<2>
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.
- Ridersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridersville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridersville
- Hancock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hancock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hancock is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Holton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
- Sleepy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Creek
- Sir Johns Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sir Johns Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sir Johns Run
- Berkeley Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Baxter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Baxter is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter
- Cherry Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cherry Run is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Run
- Ernstville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ernstville is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ernstville
- Indian Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Great Cacapon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Warfordsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Stotlers Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stotlers Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stotlers Crossroads
- Green Spring Furnace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Spring Furnace is located in Washington County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Spring Furnace
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 42 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 17 miles [27.4 km]<3>. 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 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 West Virginia
- Pages specific to Morgan County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berkeley County
- Hampshire County
- Jefferson County
- Allegany County
- Frederick County
- Washington County
- Bedford County
- Franklin County
- Fulton County
- Clarke County
- Frederick County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for West 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> | 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. |
| <3> | 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'. |