Do you know of Shady Run ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Shady Run. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Shady Run.<1>

Our sources for Shady Run (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Shady Run other than they indicate that Shady Run would be found somewhere in Placer County, California.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1872 and closed  in 1904.

Communities Also Named Shady Run ...

We found one communities that share the name Shady Run.

Within California, the name Shady Run is unique.

Beyond California, there is another community also named Shady Run in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nevada
    • Churchill County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Shady Run [Churchill County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Shady Run ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Shady Run:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Shady Run - Services available: had a Railroad Station, Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

More Orphans in  Placer County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Placer County.