Welcome to East Shelburne ...

East Shelburne is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Shelburne, you might consider that their post office opened in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for East Shelburne: E. Shelburne

East Shelburne is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near East Shelburne ...

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

Amherst
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Amherst is located in Hampshire County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
Brattleboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Brattleboro is located in Windham County (VT)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,257 people
Montague
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Montague is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
Orange
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Orange is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,581 people
Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deerfield is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
Winchester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Winchester is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <3>
Hinsdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hinsdale is located in Cheshire County (NH)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,906 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinsdale <3>
Sunderland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sunderland is located in Franklin County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
Hatfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 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 East Shelburne. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Shelburne.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Shelburne ...

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

Adding East Shelburne to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Shelburne 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 East Shelburne was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the East Shelburne post office opened in 1849. The East Shelburne post office closed in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Shelburne.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Massachusetts' counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Shelburne - 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/