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Welcome to Shorb ...

Shorb is located in Los Angeles County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shorb, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Shorb is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Shorb ...

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

  • Los Angeles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glendale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
    • Glendale is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 197,747 people
    • Former name for Glendale:
    • Tropico
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glendale <3>
  • Pasadena
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasadena
    • Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141,045 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pasadena <3>
  • Fullerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • El Monte
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Monte
    • El Monte is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112,344 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Monte <3>
  • Downey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downey
    • Downey is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downey <3>
  • Inglewood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • West Covina
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Norwalk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>
  • Burbank
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
    • Burbank is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shorb ...

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

Adding Shorb to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shorb in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shorb was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Shorb mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shorb.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Los Angeles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shorb - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.