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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Shellman. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shellman to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shellman, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Shellman (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shellman. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Shellman is historic, it would have been located within present day Bartow County.

To see how the shape of Georgia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bartow County: Cherokee, Cobb, Floyd, Gordon, Paulding, Pickens & Polk.

Below are the counties that are near Shellman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shellman:

  • Bartow County     (The home county of Shellman)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Euharlee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Stilesboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
      • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
    • Cartersville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rodgers
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
    • Taylorsville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bartow
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Bartow is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
    • Emerson
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Ligon ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Ligon is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
    • Cassville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Country Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Country Village is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
    • Buena Vista
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Buena Vista is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,053 people
    • Kingston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Allatoona
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Allatoona is located in Bartow County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona
  • Carroll County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Hart Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Hart Town is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart Town
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,437 people
    • Driskolls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Driskolls is located in Carroll County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driskolls
    • Temple
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Chattooga County
    • Zula ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Zula is located in Chattooga County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zula
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Payne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Payne is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Gibson Acres
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Gibson Acres is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 631 people
    • Allatoona Pass
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Allatoona Pass is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allatoona Pass
    • Motes Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Motes Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 14,211 people
    • Tyson Estates
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Tyson Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyson Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 737 people
    • Kingridge West
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Kingridge West is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingridge West
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,777 people
    • Breeze Hill Estates
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Breeze Hill Estates is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeze Hill Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 6,638 people
    • Lebanon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Skyridge
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Skyridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyridge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 273 people
    • Woodstock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Holly Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Canton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Canton is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,347 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
    • Waleska
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Cobb County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Acworth
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Logan Trace
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Logan Trace is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Trace
      • Estimated population in 2019: 12,880 people
    • Mitchell Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Mitchell Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Hill
      • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
    • Mars Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mars Hill is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
    • Calumet Woods
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Calumet Woods is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet Woods
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 161 people
    • Kennesaw Acres
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Kennesaw Acres is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennesaw Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 34,077 people
    • Shiloh West
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shiloh West is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh West
      • Estimated population in 2019: 486 people
    • Kennesaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Macland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Macland is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macland
    • Powder Springs Chase
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Powder Springs Chase is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs Chase
      • Estimated population in 2019: 15,758 people
    • Cobb Place Manor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Cobb Place Manor is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Place Manor
      • Estimated population in 2019: 357 people
    • Noonday
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Noonday is located in Cobb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noonday
      • Estimated population in 2019: 16,592 people
    • Powder Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Douglas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Lithia Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Douglasville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Villa Rica
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • White City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • White City is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
    • Winston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lakeland Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Lakeland Hills is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeland Hills
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,282 people
    • Ephesus Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Ephesus Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 461 people
    • Springwood Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Springwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Village
    • Windwood Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Windwood Village is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windwood Village
    • Blair Heights
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Blair Heights is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Heights
      • Estimated population in 2019: 643 people
    • Flowers Estates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Flowers Estates is located in Douglas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Estates
      • Estimated population in 2019: 8,325 people
  • Floyd County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Bass Ferry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Bass Ferry is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Ferry
    • Wax
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Wax is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wax
    • Dykes ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dykes is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes
    • Brice
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Brice is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brice
    • Lindale
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Silver Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hermitage
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hermitage is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
    • Atlanta Junction
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Atlanta Junction is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlanta Junction
    • Rosemont Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Rosemont Park is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont Park
    • Chiaha ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Chiaha is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiaha
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,256 people
    • Rome
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Rome is located in Floyd County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome <2>
    • Shannon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Mount Berry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fulton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Litchfield Hundred
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Litchfield Hundred is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield Hundred
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 15,491 people
    • Mountain Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
    • Roswell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Gordon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Plainville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Farmville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Farmville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Sonoraville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Sonoraville is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sonoraville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 3,148 people
    • Fairmount
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Calhoun Ferry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Calhoun Ferry is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calhoun Ferry
      • Estimated population in 2019: 17,271 people
    • Calhoun
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Igo ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Igo is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Igo
      • Estimated population in 2019: 359 people
    • New Town
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • New Town is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Ranger
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Damascus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Damascus is located in Gordon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Sugar Valley
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Haralson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Felton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Morgan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Morgan is located in Haralson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan
    • Buchanan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabernacle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabernacle is located in Haralson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
  • Paulding County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Braswell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Braswell is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braswell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
    • Forrister
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Forrister is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrister
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,130 people
    • Hanlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Hanlin is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlin
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,298 people
    • New Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • New Hope is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • Estimated population in 2019: 262 people
    • Country Acres
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Country Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Acres
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 8,545 people
    • Dallas
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Dallas is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,388 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
    • Home Place Acres
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Home Place Acres is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Place Acres
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,350 people
    • Hiram
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Hiram is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiram
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiram <2>
    • Indian Rose
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Indian Rose is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Rose
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,241 people
  • Pickens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Talmadge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Talmadge is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talmadge
      • Estimated population in 2019: 257 people
    • Jerusalem
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jerusalem is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
    • Ludville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Ludville is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludville
    • Hinton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hinton is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,223 people
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.
    • Aragon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rockmart
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Seney
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Seney is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seney
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4,412 people
    • Grady ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Grady is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Estimated population in 2019: 290 people
    • Cedartown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenway ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Greenway is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
    • Etna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Etna is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
      • Estimated population in 2019: 902 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shellman, see our County-by-County Page for Shellman.

Cemeteries Near Shellman ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shellman.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shellman - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shellman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Shellman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shellman.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shellman, with the one closest to Shellman listed first.

  • Malbone ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Malbone is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malbone
  • Stilesboro
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Stilesboro is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilesboro
    • Estimated population in 2019: 518 people
  • Euharlee
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ladds
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ladds is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladds
  • McGinnis ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • McGinnis is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGinnis
  • Cartersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Taylorsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rodgers
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rodgers is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
  • Bartow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bartow is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartow
  • Ligon ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ligon is located in Bartow County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon
    • Estimated population in 2019: 12,810 people
  • Posco ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Posco is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posco
  • Crowville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Crowville is located in Paulding County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowville
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Kingston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Remus
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Remus is located in Paulding County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remus

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shellman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shellman.

Newspapers Published in Shellman ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shellman.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shellman, there are papers which were published within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shellman.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shellman:

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 Shellman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shellman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.