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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Shelby (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shelby. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Shelby is located in Oceana County.

To see how the shape of Michigan's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Oceana County: Lake, Mason, Muskegon & Newaygo.

Below are the counties that are near Shelby. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shelby:

  • Oceana County     (The home county of Shelby)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
    • New Era
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
      • New Era is located in Oceana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <2>
    • Hart
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
      • Hart is located in Oceana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <2>
    • Mears
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mears have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears
      • Mears is located in Oceana County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mears <2>
    • Ferry
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
      • Ferry is located in Oceana County
    • Rothbury
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothbury
      • Rothbury is located in Oceana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothbury <2>
    • Elbridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
      • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
    • Camp Claybanks ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Camp Claybanks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Claybanks
      • Camp Claybanks is located in Oceana County
    • Cobmoosa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
      • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
      • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
      • Cob Moo Sa
    • French Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
      • French Town is located in Oceana County
    • Pentwater
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Walkerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hesperia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
      • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <2>
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
    • Meisenheimer Corners
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meisenheimer Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meisenheimer Corners
      • Meisenheimer Corners is located in Mason County
    • Wiley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Mason County
      • Wiley has also been known as:
      • Wileys
    • White Pine Village ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Pine Village
      • White Pine Village is located in Mason County
    • Amber
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
      • Amber is located in Mason County
      • Amber has also been known as:
      • Slaughtburg
    • Buttersville ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
      • Buttersville is located in Mason County
    • Custer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
      • Custer is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Former names for Custer:
      • Black Creek
      • Ferryville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer <2>
    • Ludington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Scottville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottville
      • Scottville is located in Mason County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,209 people
      • Scottville has also been known as:
      • Mason Center
      • Sweetland
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottville <2>
    • Carr
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr
      • Carr is located in Mason County
      • Carr has also been known as:
      • Carr Settlement
      • McCumber Settlement
    • Walhalla
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Elm Flats ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elm Flats. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
      • Elm Flats is located in Mason County
    • Sugar Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
      • Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
      • Sugar Grove has also been known as:
      • Clark's Corners
    • Piney Ridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Ridge
      • Piney Ridge is located in Mason County
  • Muskegon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
    • Montague
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
      • Montague is located in Muskegon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
    • Whitehall
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sylvan Beach
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Beach
      • Sylvan Beach is located in Muskegon County
    • Wabaningo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wabaningo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wabaningo
      • Wabaningo is located in Muskegon County
    • Lakewood Club
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Club have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
      • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
    • Holton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holton
      • Holton is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holton <2>
    • Twin Lake
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lake
      • Twin Lake is located in Muskegon County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Twin Lake <2>
    • Dalton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton
      • Dalton is located in Muskegon County
    • Brunswick
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brunswick have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
      • Brunswick is located in Muskegon County
    • North Muskegon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Muskegon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Wolf Lake
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
      • Wolf Lake is located in Muskegon County
    • Muskegon Heights
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Newaygo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
    • Huber
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huber
      • Huber is located in Newaygo County
    • Reeman
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeman
      • Reeman is located in Newaygo County
    • Aetna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aetna
      • Aetna is located in Newaygo County
    • Brookside
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
      • Brookside is located in Newaygo County
    • Fremont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fremont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
      • Fremont is located in Newaygo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
      • Former name for Fremont:
      • Fremont Center
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
    • Sitka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sitka have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sitka
      • Sitka is located in Newaygo County
    • Wooster
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
      • Wooster is located in Newaygo County
    • Bitely
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Woodland Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
      • Woodland Park is located in Newaygo County
    • Bishop
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Newaygo County
    • Brohman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brohman
      • Brohman is located in Newaygo County
      • Former names for Brohman:
      • Dingman
      • Otia
    • Ramona
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
      • Ramona is located in Newaygo County
    • Bridgeton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
      • Bridgeton is located in Newaygo County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shelby, see our County-by-County Page for Shelby.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Shelby ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 47 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelby.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Shelby. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Shelby and those printed in the larger area surrounding Shelby.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Shelby.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shelby:

Cemeteries Near Shelby ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shelby.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shelby covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.

  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • First Shelby Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the First Shelby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the First Shelby Cemetery
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
  • New Era Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Era Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Era Cemetery
  • South Hart Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Hart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Hart Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
  • Cranston Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cranston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cranston Cemetery
  • Eagle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle Cemetery
  • Oceana Center Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oceana Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oceana Center Cemetery
  • St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen's Lutheran Cemetery
  • Mears Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mears Cemetery
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gardner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gardner Cemetery
  • Continue List   (128 more) ...
    • Peace Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peace Cemetery
    • Ferry Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ferry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ferry Cemetery
    • Round Lake Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Round Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Round Lake Cemetery

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<5>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shelby had a population of 994 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelby had a population of 2,043 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.

  • New Era
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Era have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
    • New Era is located in Oceana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Era <2>
  • Mears
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mears have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears
    • Mears is located in Oceana County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mears <2>
  • Hart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
    • Hart is located in Oceana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <2>
  • Rothbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothbury
    • Rothbury is located in Oceana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothbury <2>
  • Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
    • Ferry is located in Oceana County
  • Elbridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbridge
    • Elbridge is located in Oceana County
  • Cobmoosa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cobmoosa. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobmoosa
    • Cobmoosa is located in Oceana County
    • Cobmoosa has also been known as:
    • Cob Moo Sa
  • Pentwater
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Crystal Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
    • Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
  • Montague
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
    • Montague is located in Muskegon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <2>
  • Whitehall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hesperia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
    • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <2>
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Fern
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
      • Fern is located in Mason County
      • Fern has also been known as:
      • Adamsville
    • Wiley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
      • Wiley is located in Mason County
      • Wiley has also been known as:
      • Wileys
    • Volney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
      • Volney is located in Newaygo County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shelby. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shelby.

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

The official website for Oceana County: www.oceana.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shelby) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shelby. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.6112, Longitude: -86.3639    
<5>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shelby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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