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Welcome to West Shadyside ...

West Shadyside is located in Anne Arundel County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Shadyside, you might consider that their post office opened in 1920.

A typical abbreviation for West Shadyside: W. Shadyside

West Shadyside is near sea level<2>.

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

Communities near West Shadyside ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Shadyside.

  • Bowie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bowie is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,212 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
  • Annapolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Glenarden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Glenarden is located in Prince George's County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenarden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,151 people
  • Chesapeake Beach
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • North Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Saint Michaels
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Upper Marlboro
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Highland Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Highland Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Beach
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Selby-on-the-Bay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Selby-on-the-Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selby-on-the-Bay
  • West River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • West River is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West River

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Shadyside ...

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

Adding West Shadyside to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Shadyside 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 (so far) for West Shadyside was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Shadyside post office opened in 1920. The West Shadyside post office closed in 1927.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Shadyside.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Anne Arundel, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Shadyside - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/