Welcome to Shelburne ...

Shelburne is located in Coos County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shelburne, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shelburne has a population of 346 people<3> (see below for details).

Shelburne is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Shelburne lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Shelburne lies within the (603) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shelburne had an population of 346 people. This is a decrease of 6.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shelburne had a population of 372 people. This makes Shelburne the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Shelburne represents 0.03% of the population of New Hampshire (which has 1,316,470 people), making it the state's 219th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 372 people, the population of Shelburne decreased 1.85% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 379 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shelburne.

Communities Also Named Shelburne ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Shelburne - they are located in Indiana, Massachusetts, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Vermont and Virginia.

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

Communities near Shelburne ...

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

• Berlin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berlin <5>
• Bethel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Bethel is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <5>
• Gorham
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gorham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gorham
  • Gorham is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,593 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gorham <5>
• Milan
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Milan is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <5>
• Jefferson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Coos County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson <5>
• Jackson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Greenville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Oxford County (ME)
• Stow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stow
  • Stow is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stow <5>
• Chatham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <5>
• Newry
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newry
  • Newry is located in Oxford County (ME)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newry <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelburne ...

Looking for more information about Shelburne? 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 Shelburne, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shelburne.

Adding Shelburne to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shelburne post office opened in 1822.

We also found Shelburne in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelburne.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New Hampshire: https://www.nh.gov/