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Welcome to Shady Dell ...

So far, we found very little information about Shady Dell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shady Dell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shady Dell, please Contact Us.


Shady Dell would have been located within present day Rankin County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shady Dell is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Shady Dell was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Shady Dell was located: 601 & 769<4>

Communities Also Named Shady Dell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Shady Dell - they are located in California, Missouri (2), Oregon and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Shady Dell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.rankinchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shady Dell, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Shady Dell ...

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

  • Jackson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pearl
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pearl is located in Rankin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,560 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearl <5>
  • Brandon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Byram
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Flowood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Richland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Florence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mendenhall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pelahatchie
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Polkville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Polkville is located in Smith County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people

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

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

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

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 Dell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Rankin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shady Dell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Shady Dell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Shady Dell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.