Shady Grove, Cherokee County, Texas

Shady Grove, Texas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°50′46″N95°01′27″W / 31.84611°N 95.02417°W / 31.84611; -95.02417
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Cherokee
Elevation	322 ft (98 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes	430 & 903
GNIS feature ID	1379059 [1]

Shady Grove is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. ^[1] According to the Handbook of Texas, the community had a population of 30 in 2000. It is located within the Tyler-Jacksonville combined statistical area.

History

The area in what is known as Shady Grove today may have been settled sometime after the American Civil War. It had a store and a few scattered houses in the 1930s; in 1936, the population was 20. The store closed after World War II ended. The population remained at 20 in 1990 with a church and some scattered houses. It gained 10 people in 2000. ^[2]

Geography

Shady Grove is located at the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2962 and U.S. Route 84, 8 mi (13 km) northeast of Rusk in eastern Cherokee County. ^[2]

Education

Shady Grove had its own school in 1896 and had 26 students enrolled. ^[2] Today, the community is served by the Rusk Independent School District.

Notes

1. "Shady Grove, Texas". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. Long, Christopher. "Shady Grove, TX (Cherokee County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved December 27, 2022.