Welcome to Shumla ...

Shumla is located in Big Bend Country (West Texas).

Shumla is located in Val Verde County<1>.

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

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

Shumla is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Shumla ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shumla - they are located in Kentucky and New York.

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

Communities near Shumla ...

We have created a list of 7 communities that are near Shumla.

• Langtry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langtry
  • Langtry is located in Val Verde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Langtry <4>
• Comstock
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comstock
  • Comstock is located in Val Verde County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comstock <4>
• Amistad Acres
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad Acres
  • Amistad Acres is located in Val Verde County
  • Amistad Acres has also been known as:
  • Amistad
• Box Canyon - Amistad
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Canyon - Amistad
  • Box Canyon - Amistad is located in Val Verde County
• Pumpville ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpville
  • Pumpville is located in Val Verde County
• Pandale ‑ Historic
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pandale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pandale
  • Pandale is located in Val Verde County
• Juno
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Juno have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juno
  • Juno is located in Val Verde County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shumla. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shumla.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shumla ...

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

Adding Shumla to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shumla in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shumla was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shumla.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/