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History · Shady Grove

Half of Shady Grove’s homes were built after 1998

Most of Shady Grove was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1998.

0on the National Register
1%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Shady Grove’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Shady Grove are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Shady Grove, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Shady Grove yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Shady Grove is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 556 at the 2010 census. This is not to be confused with the similarly-named Shady Grove in McIntosh County, or the Shady Grove in Pawnee County.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 556 to 519 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Shady Grove

Nobody well known was born in Shady Grove itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Wilma MankillerPrinciple Chief of the Cherokee Nation · b. 1945
Mary Golda RossAmerican aerospace engineer, first Native Ameri… · b. 1908
Adrian HouserAmerican baseball player · b. 1993
Tyler BunchAmerican actor · b. 1970
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Lou HensonAmerican basketball coach and former player · b. 1932
Alice Brown DavisSeminole chief, interpreter, rancher, and trader · b. 1852
Places that used to be

Old burying grounds

4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Shady Grove
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Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.