Welcome to Shady Oak ...

Shady Oak is located in Webster County<1>.

The location of Shady Oak has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shady Oak, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1926.

Shady Oak is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shady Oak lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Shady Oak: (515)

Communities Also Named Shady Oak ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shady Oak - they are located in Mississippi and Virginia.

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

Communities near Shady Oak ...

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

• Webster City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster City
  • Webster City is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster City <4>
• Humboldt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <4>
• Eagle Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Grove
  • Eagle Grove is located in Wright County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Grove <4>
• Gowrie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gowrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowrie
  • Gowrie is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 954 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowrie <4>
• Dakota City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota City
  • Dakota City is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dakota City <4>
• Dayton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
  • Dayton is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dayton <4>
• Stratford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <4>
• Badger
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
  • Badger is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badger <4>
• Lehigh
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Lehigh is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <4>
• Duncombe
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncombe
  • Duncombe is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncombe <4>

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 Oak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shady Oak.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shady Oak. 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 Oak.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shady Oak ...

Looking for more information about Shady Oak? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shady Oak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shady Oak.

Adding Shady Oak to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shady Oak 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 Oak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shady Oak post office opened in 1926.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shady Oak. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Webster County: www.webstercountyia.org/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/