Welcome to Shooks ...
Shooks is located in Beltrami County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shooks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.
Shooks is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shooks lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Shooks: (218)
Communities Also Named Shooks ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shooks - it's located in Tennessee.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shooks.
Communities near Shooks ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shooks.
- Blackduck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackduck
- Blackduck is located in Beltrami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackduck <3>
- Kelliher
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelliher
- Kelliher is located in Beltrami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 267 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kelliher <3>
- Tenstrike
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenstrike
- Tenstrike is located in Beltrami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tenstrike <3>
- Northome
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northome have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northome
- Northome is located in Koochiching County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 187 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Northome <3>
- Mizpah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Funkley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkley
- Funkley is located in Beltrami County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
- Langor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langor
- Langor is located in Beltrami County
- Quiring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiring
- Quiring is located in Beltrami County
- Saum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saum
- Saum is located in Beltrami County
- Hines
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines
- Hines is located in Beltrami County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hines <3>
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 Shooks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shooks.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shooks. 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 Shooks.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shooks. See our Newspapers Page for Shooks.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shooks ...
Looking for more information about Shooks? 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 Shooks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shooks.
Adding Shooks to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shooks 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 Shooks was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Shooks post office opened in 1911.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shooks.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shooks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beltrami County: www.co.beltrami.mn.us/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Minnesota's counties, including Beltrami, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shooks - 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> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |