Welcome to Shirley ...

Shirley is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Shirley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shirley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Shirley is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shirley is located in the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Shirley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Shirley - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Shirley ...

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

• Potosi
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
  • Potosi is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
• Bismarck
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
  • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
• Leadwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leadwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
  • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
• Viburnum
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Viburnum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viburnum
  • Viburnum is located in Iron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Viburnum <4>
• Irondale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
  • Irondale is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <4>
• Mineral Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
  • Mineral Point is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
• Caledonia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <4>
• Aptus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aptus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aptus
  • Aptus is located in Washington County
• Belgrade
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgrade
  • Belgrade is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belgrade <4>
• Berryman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryman
  • Berryman is located in Washington County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shirley ...

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

Adding Shirley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shirley post office opened in 1894.

We also found Shirley on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shirley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/