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Welcome to Shelltown ...

Shelltown is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shelltown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

Shelltown is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shelltown: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Communities Also Named Shelltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shelltown - they are located in California and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Shelltown ...

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

  • Pocomoke City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
    • Former names for Pocomoke City:
    • New Town
    • Stevens Landing
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <4>
  • Princess Anne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Chincoteague
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Chincoteague is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chincoteague
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,866 people
  • Crisfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Snow Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Onancock
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Onancock is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onancock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onancock <4>
  • Parksley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Accomac
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Accomac is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Accomac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
  • Bloxom
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bloxom is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloxom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 366 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloxom <4>
  • Saxis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Saxis is located in Accomack County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 230 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 Shelltown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shelltown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelltown ...

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

Adding Shelltown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shelltown post office opened in 1859. The Shelltown post office closed in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelltown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shelltown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Shelltown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Shelltown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/