Welcome to Shacklefords ...

Shacklefords is located in King and Queen County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shacklefords, 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.

Shacklefords is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shacklefords lies within the (804) area code.

Communities near Shacklefords ...

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

• Williamsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <4>
• West Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in King William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <4>
• Urbanna
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <4>
• Irvington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
• White Stone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <4>
• Plum Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Point
  • Plum Point is located in New Kent County
• Plain View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plain View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
  • Plain View is located in King and Queen County
• Adner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
  • Adner is located in Gloucester County
• Glenns
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
  • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
• Romancoke
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romancoke
  • Romancoke is located in King William 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 Shacklefords. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shacklefords.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shacklefords ...

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

Adding Shacklefords to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Shacklefords on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shacklefords.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/