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Welcome to Shell Lake ...

Shell Lake is located in Saint Francis County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Shell Lake: Shell Lk.

Shell Lake is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shell Lake: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Shell Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Shell Lake - they are located in Minnesota, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Shell Lake ...

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

  • West Memphis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Forrest City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Marion is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Wynne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Earle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Earle is located in Crittenden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Earle <4>
  • Hughes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Hughes is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hughes <4>
  • Parkin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Madison is located in Saint Francis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
  • Caldwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Crawfordsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shell Lake ...

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

Adding Shell Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shell Lake 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 Lake was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shell Lake.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Saint Francis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shell Lake - 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 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Shell Lake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Shell Lake 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.