Welcome to Shack ...
So far, we found very little information about Shack. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shack to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shack, please Contact Us.
Shack would have been located within present day Chattahoochee County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shack, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shack is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Shack was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: While Shack is in the Eastern Time Zone, the area just to the south is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Codes where Shack was located: 706 & 762<4>
Communities near Shack ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shack.
- Columbus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Muscogee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196,442 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <5>
- Maridale Estates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maridale Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maridale Estates
- Maridale Estates is located in Muscogee County
- Estimated population in 2019: 60,867 people
- Phenix City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix City
- Phenix City is located in Russell County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,392 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phenix City <5>
- Saint Marys Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Marys Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Marys Hills
- Saint Marys Hills is located in Muscogee County
- Estimated population in 2019: 18,567 people
- Branton Woods
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branton Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branton Woods
- Branton Woods is located in Muscogee County
- Estimated population in 2019: 12,961 people
- Cusseta Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cusseta Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Heights
- Cusseta Heights is located in Muscogee County
- Estimated population in 2018: 10,684 people
- Smith's Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Glenns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Fortson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortson
- Fortson is located in Muscogee County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 4,924 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortson <5>
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heineburg Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 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 Shack. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shack.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shack. 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 Shack.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shack. See our Newspapers Page for Shack.
Adding Shack to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shack 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 Shack was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Shack post office opened in 1896.
We also found Shack on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1899.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shack.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shack, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Chattahoochee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shack - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Shack area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Shack area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |