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Welcome to Shailerville ...

Shailerville is located in Middlesex County<1>.


The location of Shailerville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Shailerville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Shailerville is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shailerville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Shailerville is located in the (860) area code.

Websites for Shailerville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.middlesexchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shailerville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Shailerville ...

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

  • New Britain
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Britain
    • New Britain is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Britain <4>
  • Meriden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Meriden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
    • Meriden is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
  • Middletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Middletown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
    • Middletown is located in Middlesex County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
  • Wallingford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
    • Wallingford is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,076 people
  • Glastonbury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glastonbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glastonbury
    • Glastonbury is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,426 people
  • Newington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newington
    • Newington is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,868 people
  • Wethersfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wethersfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wethersfield
    • Wethersfield is located in Hartford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,884 people
  • North Haven
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
    • North Haven is located in New Haven County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,556 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shailerville ...

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

Adding Shailerville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shailerville post office opened in 1889.

We also found Shailerville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shailerville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shailerville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shailerville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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