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Welcome to Shell ...

Shell is located in Butler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Shell is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shell: 334 & 483<3>

Communities Also Named Shell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Shell - they are located in California, Illinois, Ohio, South Carolina and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Shell ...

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

  • Greenville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Georgiana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • River Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • River Falls is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • McKenzie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Level
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Red Level is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
  • Dozier
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gantt
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gantt is located in Covington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
  • Chapman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Chapman is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
  • Oaky Streak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
  • Bolling
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bolling is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling

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 Shell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shell ...

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

Adding Shell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shell 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 (so far) for Shell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shell post office opened in 1881. The Shell post office closed in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shell - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 334 code has been Overlayed with the 483 area code. New phone numbers in the Shell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 334 or 483. As a result, placing a call in the Shell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/