Welcome to Shrewsbury ...

Shrewsbury is located in Grayson County<1>.

The location of Shrewsbury has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shrewsbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Shrewsbury is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shrewsbury lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Shrewsbury (for example, toward Upton), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Shrewsbury: (270)

Communities Also Named Shrewsbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Shrewsbury - they are located in Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Shrewsbury ...

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

• Leitchfield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
  • Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <4>
• Morgantown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
  • Morgantown is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <4>
• Clarkson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
  • Clarkson is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <4>
• Brownsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
  • Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <4>
• Caneyville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
  • Caneyville is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <4>
• Woodbury
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Butler County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
• Millwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood
  • Millwood is located in Grayson County
• Black Rock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
  • Black Rock is located in Grayson County
• Sunfish
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
  • Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
• Bee Spring
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Spring
  • Bee Spring is located in Edmonson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Spring <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shrewsbury ...

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

Adding Shrewsbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shrewsbury post office opened in 1881.

We also found Shrewsbury in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shrewsbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shrewsbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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