Welcome to Shady Bower ...

Shady Bower is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shady Bower, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Shady Bower is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shady Bower lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Shady Bower: (301) & (240)<4>

Communities near Shady Bower ...

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

• Hagerstown
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagerstown
  • Hagerstown is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,918 people
  • Former name for Hagerstown:
  • Hager's Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hagerstown <5>
• Martinsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Berkeley County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <5>
• Waynesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <5>
• Greencastle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencastle
  • Greencastle is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greencastle <5>
• Boonsboro
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boonsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
  • Boonsboro is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonsboro <5>
• Smithsburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithsburg
  • Smithsburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithsburg <5>
• Williamsport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williamsport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsport
  • Williamsport is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsport <5>
• Shepherdstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdstown
  • Shepherdstown is located in Jefferson County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdstown <5>
• Mercersburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercersburg
  • Mercersburg is located in Franklin County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mercersburg <5>
• Hancock
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
  • Hancock is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hancock <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shady Bower ...

Looking for more information about Shady Bower? 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 Bower, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shady Bower.

Adding Shady Bower to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shady Bower 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 Bower was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shady Bower post office opened in 1893.

We also found Shady Bower on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washco-md.net/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/