Welcome to Shady Rest ...
So far, we found very little information about Shady Rest. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shady Rest to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shady Rest, please Contact Us.
Shady Rest would have been located within present day Kern County<2>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shady Rest is 6,980 feet [2,128 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Shady Rest is about 1¼ mile [or ~2¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Shady Rest was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Shady Rest ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Shady Rest - they are located in Connecticut, Florida (3), South Carolina and Tennessee (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shady Rest.
Communities near Shady Rest ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shady Rest.
- Sageland ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sageland is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sageland
- Havilah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Havilah is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havilah
- Bodfish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel Mountain Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lake Isabella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle Hot Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miracle Hot Springs is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miracle Hot Springs
- Former name for Miracle Hot Springs:
- Hobo Hot Springs
- Miracle Hot Springs has also been known as:
- Air Compress Springs
- Clear Creek Hot Springs
- Compressor Hot Springs
- Mountain Mesa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Silver City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- South Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Lake is located in Kern County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake
- South Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- South Lake is located in Tulare County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lake
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 Rest. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shady Rest.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shady Rest. 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 Rest.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shady Rest. See our Newspapers Page for Shady Rest.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shady Rest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Kern, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shady Rest - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |