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Shady Side

Ghost town · Walworth County, Wisconsin

Geneva quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500)
Geneva quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1893, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shady Side is a ghost town in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It is one of 3 former communities in Walworth County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 41 Wisconsin counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shady Side as a historical populated place on the Lake Geneva topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 42.5647° N, 88.4373° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLake Geneva
Elevation882 ft
Nearest living townLake Geneva, WI
Distance to it1.4 miles
GNIS feature ID1851335
Coordinates42.56474, -88.43732

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What's there now

Shady Side is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lake Geneva, WI (population 8,443), about 1.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 882 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Shady Side?

Shady Side is in Walworth County, Wisconsin, at 42.5647, -88.4373.

How many ghost towns are in Walworth County?

Walworth County, Wisconsin has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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