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Welcome to Shale City ...

Shale City is located in Mercer County<1>.

Shale City is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shale City: 309 & 861<3>

Communities Also Named Shale City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shale City - it's located in Oregon.

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

Communities near Shale City ...

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

  • Rock Island
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Milan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Milan is located in Rock Island County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <4>
  • Coal Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Aledo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Orion
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Buffalo is located in Scott County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
  • Andalusia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Alexis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodhull
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Windsor
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Windsor is located in Mercer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 760 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 Shale City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shale City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shale City ...

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

Adding Shale City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shale City 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 (so far) for Shale City was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shale City.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shale City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Shale City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Shale City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.