Welcome to Shady Brook ...

So far, we found very little information about Shady Brook. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shady Brook to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shady Brook, please Contact Us.

Shady Brook would have been located within present day Dickinson County<2>.

The location of Shady Brook has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shady Brook, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

A typical abbreviation for Shady Brook: Shady Brk.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shady Brook is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Shady Brook was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Shady Brook would have been located in the (785) area code.

Communities Also Named Shady Brook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Shady Brook - they are located in Alabama, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Utah and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shady Brook.

Communities near Shady Brook ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shady Brook.

• Abilene
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Abilene is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abilene <5>
• Herington
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
  • Herington is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <5>
• Chapman
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Chapman is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapman <5>
• Enterprise
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <5>
• White City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <5>
• Hope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <5>
• Lincolnville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Ramona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Ramona is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Ramona has also been known as:
  • Ramona Station
• Woodbine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <5>
• Wilsey
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsey
  • Wilsey is located in Morris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shady Brook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shady Brook.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shady Brook. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shady Brook.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shady Brook. See our Newspapers Page for Shady Brook.

Adding Shady Brook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shady Brook in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shady Brook was on a map titled Map of Kansas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shady Brook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dickinson County: www.dkcoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/