Welcome to Shively ...

Shively is located in Logan County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shively, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

Shively is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Shively: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Shively ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Shively - they are located in California, Kentucky and Ohio.

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

Communities near Shively ...

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

• Madison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,616 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• Logan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
  • Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logan <5>
• Chapmanville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmanville
  • Chapmanville is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,078 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chapmanville <5>
• Danville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Danville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danville <5>
• Delbarton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delbarton
  • Delbarton is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delbarton <5>
• West Logan
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Logan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Logan
  • West Logan is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Logan <5>
• Kermit
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
  • Kermit is located in Mingo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <5>
• Mitchell Heights
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Heights
  • Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
• Warfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warfield
  • Warfield is located in Martin County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warfield <5>
• Harts
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harts have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
  • Harts is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harts <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 Shively. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shively.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shively ...

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

Adding Shively to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shively post office opened in 1907.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shively.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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