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Welcome to Shell Bluff ...

Shell Bluff is located in Flagler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shell Bluff, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1919.

A typical abbreviation for Shell Bluff: Shell Blf. (or less commonly used: Shell Bluf.)

Shell Bluff is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Shell Bluff: 386

Communities Also Named Shell Bluff ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shell Bluff - it's located in Georgia.

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

Communities near Shell Bluff ...

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

  • Palm Coast
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Palatka
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bunnell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Pierson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Crescent City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pomona Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Welaka
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Hastings
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake Como
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Crescent City Station
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent City Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent City Station
    • Crescent City Station is located in Putnam 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 Shell Bluff. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shell Bluff.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shell Bluff ...

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

Adding Shell Bluff to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shell Bluff post office opened in 1919.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Florida's counties, including Flagler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shell Bluff - 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.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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