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Welcome to Shady Cove ...

The city of Shady Cove is located in Jackson County<1>.


The location of Shady Cove 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 Cove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1939.

A typical abbreviation for Shady Cove: Shady Cv.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shady Cove has a population of 3,112 people<3> (see below for details).

Shady Cove is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Shady Cove lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Shady Cove: (541) & (458)<5>

Websites for Shady Cove ...

Official Website:   www.shadycove.net/

Junior League:   www.jlojc.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shady Cove had an population of 3,112 people. This is an increase of 7.16% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 34.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shady Cove had a population of 2,904 people. This makes Shady Cove the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Shady Cove represents 0.08% of the total population of Oregon (which has 3,831,074 people), making it the state's 98th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,904 people, the population of Shady Cove increased 25.88% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,307 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shady Cove.

Communities Also Named Shady Cove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shady Cove - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Shady Cove ...

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

  • Medford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Central Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Point
    • Central Point is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Point <6>
  • Eagle Point
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Gold Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Butte Falls
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butte Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte Falls
    • Butte Falls is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte Falls <6>
  • Brownsboro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsboro
    • Brownsboro is located in Jackson County
  • Sams Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sams Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Valley
    • Sams Valley is located in Jackson County
  • White City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • White City is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White City <6>
  • Wimer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimer
    • Wimer is located in Jackson County
  • Prospect
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shady Cove ...

Looking for more information about Shady Cove? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Shady Cove, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shady Cove.

Adding Shady Cove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shady Cove 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 Cove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Shady Cove post office opened in 1939.

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

The official website for Shady Cove: www.shadycove.net/

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Shady Cove.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shady Cove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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