Welcome to Shelton ...

Shelton is located in Jones County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shelton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Shelton is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Shelton: (601) & (769)<4>

Communities Also Named Shelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Shelton - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Shelton ...

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

• Hattiesburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattiesburg
  • Hattiesburg is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hattiesburg <5>
• Laurel
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
  • Laurel is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <5>
• Petal
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petal
  • Petal is located in Forrest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petal <5>
• Ellisville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellisville
  • Ellisville is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellisville <5>
• Collins
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
  • Collins is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collins <5>
• Sumrall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumrall
  • Sumrall is located in Lamar County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumrall <5>
• Soso
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soso
  • Soso is located in Jones County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
• Seminary
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminary
  • Seminary is located in Covington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminary <5>
• Lux
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lux
  • Lux is located in Covington County
• West Hattiesburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hattiesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hattiesburg
  • West Hattiesburg is located in Lamar County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelton ...

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

Adding Shelton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shelton 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 Shelton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shelton post office opened in 1895.

We also found Shelton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/