Shady Grove, Alabama

Shady Grove, also known as Chesser, is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States.

Shady Grove, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°54′35″N 86°09′45″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Pike
Elevation	433 ft (132 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	334
GNIS feature ID	153379[1]

History

Shady Grove was originally known as Chesser in honor of Jim Chesser, an early settler. The name was then changed to Shady Grove in honor of Shady Grove Methodist Church.^[2] A post office operated under the name Chesser from 1880 to 1890.^[3]