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Welcome to Shotley ...

Shotley is located in Beltrami County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Shotley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

Shotley is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shotley lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Shotley is within the (218) area code.

Communities near Shotley ...

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

  • Kelliher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Saum
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saum
    • Saum is located in Beltrami County
  • Waskish
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Quiring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiring
    • Quiring is located in Beltrami County
  • Ponemah
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponemah
    • Ponemah is located in Beltrami County
  • Shooks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
    • Shooks is located in Beltrami County
  • Redby
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redby
    • Redby is located in Beltrami County
  • Langor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langor
    • Langor is located in Beltrami County
  • Funkley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkley
    • Funkley is located in Beltrami County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Northome
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>

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 Shotley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shotley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shotley ...

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

Adding Shotley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shotley post office opened in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shotley.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shotley. 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 Shotley - 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/









 

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