Welcome to Shady Valley ...
Shady Valley is located in Johnson County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shady Valley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1936.
A typical abbreviation for Shady Valley: Shady Vly. (or less commonly used: Shady Vally. or Shady Vlly.)
Shady Valley is 2,780 feet [847 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Shady Valley is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Shady Valley lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Shady Valley: 423
Communities Also Named Shady Valley ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shady Valley - they are located in British Columbia and Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shady Valley.
Communities near Shady Valley ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shady Valley.
- Collingwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingwood
- Collingwood is located in Sullivan County
- Estimated population in 2014: 48,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingwood <4>
- Bristol
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Elizabethton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Hunter Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,854 people
- Bluff City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
- Former name for Bluff City:
- Zollicoffer
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <4>
- Norris
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norris have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Norris is located in Johnson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
- Trade
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dowell ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dowell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
- Dowell is located in Johnson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
- Buladeen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buladeen
- Buladeen is located in Carter County
- Former names for Buladeen:
- Colesville
- Magnetic
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 Valley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shady Valley.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shady Valley. 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 Valley.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shady Valley. See our Newspapers Page for Shady Valley.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shady Valley ...
Looking for more information about Shady Valley? 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 Valley, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shady Valley.
Adding Shady Valley to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shady Valley 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 Valley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Shady Valley post office opened in 1936.
We also found Shady Valley in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shady Valley.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shady Valley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |