Welcome to Shively ...

Shively is located in Humboldt 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 1906.

Shively is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shively lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Shively: (707)

Communities Also Named Shively ...

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

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.

• Fortuna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
  • Fortuna is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortuna <4>
• Rio Dell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Dell
  • Rio Dell is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Dell <4>
• Ferndale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Ferndale is located in Humboldt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <4>
• Scotia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
  • Scotia is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <4>
• Weott
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weott
  • Weott is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weott <4>
• Carlotta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlotta
  • Carlotta is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlotta <4>
• Bridgeville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeville
  • Bridgeville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeville <4>
• Hydesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydesville
  • Hydesville is located in Humboldt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydesville <4>
• Alton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
  • Alton is located in Humboldt County
• Fruitland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
  • Fruitland is located in Humboldt County

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.<5>

From that list, the Shively post office opened in 1906.

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 Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/