Welcome to Shelburn ...

Shelburn is located in East Carroll Parish<1>.

The location of Shelburn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shelburn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Shelburn is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shelburn is within the (318) area code.

Communities Also Named Shelburn ...

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

• Lake Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Providence
  • Lake Providence is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Providence <4>
• Eudora
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eudora
  • Eudora is located in Chicot County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eudora <4>
• Oak Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,518 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Mayersville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayersville
  • Mayersville is located in Issaquena County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
• Kilbourne
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilbourne
  • Kilbourne is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 368 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilbourne <4>
• Forest
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Forest is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <4>
• Cary
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cary
  • Cary is located in Sharkey County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 264 people
• Pioneer
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
  • Pioneer is located in West Carroll Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
• Transylvania
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Transylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Transylvania
  • Transylvania is located in East Carroll Parish
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Transylvania <4>
• Fiske
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiske
  • Fiske is located in West Carroll Parish

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelburn ...

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

Adding Shelburn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shelburn post office opened in 1891.

We also found Shelburn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelburn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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