Welcome to Shanghai ...

Shanghai is located in Howard County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Shanghai, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shanghai, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Shanghai is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shanghai lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Shanghai is located in the (765) area code.

Communities Also Named Shanghai ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Shanghai - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Missouri (2), North Carolina (2), Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Shanghai ...

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

• Kokomo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kokomo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kokomo
  • Kokomo is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kokomo <5>
• Frankfort
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
• Tipton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <5>
• Greentown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Greentown is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <5>
• Flora
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora
  • Flora is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flora <5>
• Rossville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
  • Rossville is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rossville <5>
• Galveston
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galveston have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galveston
  • Galveston is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galveston <5>
• Mulberry
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Mulberry is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulberry <5>
• Russiaville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russiaville
  • Russiaville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,103 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Russiaville <5>
• Walton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
  • Walton is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walton <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 Shanghai. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shanghai.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shanghai ...

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

Adding Shanghai to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shanghai 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 Shanghai was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shanghai post office opened in 1858.

We also found Shanghai in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shanghai.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Howard County: www.co.howard.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov