Welcome to Shirkshire ...

Shirkshire is located in Franklin County<1>.

Shirkshire is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Shirkshire ...

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

• Amherst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Amherst is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,643 people
• Northampton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Northampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,362 people
• Greenfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenfield is located in Franklin County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,241 people
• Easthampton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Easthampton is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easthampton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,750 people
• Montague
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Montague is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,203 people
• Hadley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hadley is located in Hampshire County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
• Deerfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Deerfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,049 people
• Sunderland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunderland is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunderland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
• Hatfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hatfield is located in Hampshire County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,243 people
• Northfield
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Northfield is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 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 Shirkshire. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shirkshire.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shirkshire ...

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