Welcome to Shackleton ...

Shackleton is located in Highland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shackleton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Shackleton is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shackleton is within the boundaries of the (937) area code.

Communities Also Named Shackleton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shackleton - it's located in Saskatchewan.

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

Communities near Shackleton ...

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

• Hillsboro
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
• Greenfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <4>
• Blanchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchester
  • Blanchester is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchester <4>
• Mount Orab
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Orab have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Orab
  • Mount Orab is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Orab <4>
• Lynchburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
• Leesburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Leesburg is located in Highland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leesburg <4>
• New Vienna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Vienna
  • New Vienna is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Vienna <4>
• Sardinia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardinia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardinia
  • Sardinia is located in Brown County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardinia <4>
• Winchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Seaman
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaman
  • Seaman is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seaman <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 Shackleton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shackleton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shackleton ...

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

Adding Shackleton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shackleton 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 Shackleton was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shackleton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Highland County: www.highland-co.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/