THE SHADY GROVE LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Cross Timbers setting.
Shady Grove CDP has 17 square miles of land in McIntosh County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Cross Timbers, within Cross Timbers.
The Cross Timbers mark a transition from prairie to more wooded eastern landscapes. Native grassland is interspersed with post oak and blackjack oak, creating a woodland-and-open-country mosaic.
Regional context: Cross Timbers ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Shady Grove and McIntosh County
Shady Grove is associated with McIntosh County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Shady Grove by land and water
The Census records 0.05 square miles of water within Shady Grove, or 0.3% of its total area. It is 12.9 percentage points lower than the 13.2% recorded for McIntosh County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Shady Grove CDP has 2.9 times the land area of nearby Duchess Landing CDP (5.94 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

