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Welcome to Shock ...Shock is located in Gilmer County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Shock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913. Shock is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Shock lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Shock: (304) and (681)<3> Communities Also Named Shock ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Shock: This one is located in Gilmer County and the other is located in Braxton County. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shock. Communities near Shock ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shock.
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 Shock. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shock. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shock. 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 Shock. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shock. See our Newspapers Page for Shock. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shock ...Looking for more information about Shock? 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 Shock, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shock. Adding Shock to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Shock 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 Shock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Shock. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shock. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/ Footnotes ...
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