Welcome to Shipley ...

Shipley is located in Story County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shipley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Shipley is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shipley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Shipley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Shipley - they are located in Kentucky, Maryland (2), Ontario, Oregon and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Shipley ...

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

• Ankeny
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ankeny have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ankeny
  • Ankeny is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ankeny <4>
• Ames
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
  • Ames is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ames <4>
• Boone
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• Bondurant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bondurant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bondurant
  • Bondurant is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bondurant <4>
• Nevada
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
  • Nevada is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,682 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nevada <4>
• Polk City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polk City
  • Polk City is located in Polk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Polk City <4>
• Huxley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huxley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huxley
  • Huxley is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huxley <4>
• Story City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Story City
  • Story City is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,330 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Story City <4>
• Madrid
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
  • Madrid is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madrid <4>
• Slater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slater
  • Slater is located in Story County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slater <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shipley ...

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

Adding Shipley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shipley post office opened in 1902.

We also found Shipley on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shipley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Story County: www.storycounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/