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Welcome to Shelburn ...

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

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

Shelburn would have been located within present day Lee County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shelburn, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shelburn is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Shelburn was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Shelburn was located: 815 & 779<4>

Communities Also Named Shelburn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Shelburn - they are located in Indiana, Louisiana and Oregon.

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

Communities near Shelburn ...

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

  • Dixon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sterling
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Rock Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mendota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mendota have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota
    • Mendota is located in La Salle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,904 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mendota <5>
  • Walnut
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Franklin Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Grove
    • Franklin Grove is located in Lee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 919 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin Grove <5>
  • Ashton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paw Paw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • La Moille
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Ohio
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Bureau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 475 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ohio <5>

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

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

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

Adding Shelburn to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shelburn 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 Shelburn was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelburn.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.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 Shelburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shelburn - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Shelburn area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Shelburn 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.




 

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