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Welcome to Shottsville ...

Shottsville is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shottsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1874.

Shottsville is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shottsville: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Shottsville ...

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

  • Hamilton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Fulton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fulton is located in Itawamba County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
  • Red Bay
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Belmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Belmont is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
  • Hackleburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Tremont
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Tremont is located in Itawamba County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tremont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 465 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tremont <4>
  • Weston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Weston is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Vina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vina is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Hodges
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Detroit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shottsville ...

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

Adding Shottsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shottsville 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 Shottsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shottsville post office opened in 1874. The Shottsville post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shottsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shottsville - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Shottsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Shottsville 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/