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Welcome to Shipley ...

Shipley is located in Clinton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shipley, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Shipley is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Shipley, you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Code for Shipley: 606

Communities Also Named Shipley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Shipley - they are located in Iowa, 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.

  • Cooper
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cooper is located in Fentress County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,385 people
  • Thompsons Store
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Thompsons Store is located in Clay County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsons Store
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,180 people
  • Albany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Burkesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Celina
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Celina is located in Clay County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celina
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Celina <3>
  • Byrdstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Dale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Oak Dale is located in Overton County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Dale
    • Estimated population in 2014: 222 people
  • Ida
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Ida is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida
  • Static
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Static is located in Clinton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static
  • Static
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Static is located in Pickett County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Static

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 (so far) for Shipley was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Shipley post office opened in 1892. The Shipley post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shipley.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shipley - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/