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Welcome to Shelby ...So far, we found very little information about Shelby. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Shelby to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shelby, please Contact Us. Shelby would have been located within present day Claiborne County<2>. The location of Shelby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Shelby is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Shelby was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The location where Shelby once stood is in the (601) and (769)<5> area codes. Communities Also Named Shelby ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Mississippi communities named Shelby: This one is located in Claiborne County and the other is located in Bolivar County. Beyond Mississippi, there are 23 communities that are also named Shelby - they are located in Alabama, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky (2), Michigan (3), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shelby. Communities near Shelby ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shelby.
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 Shelby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shelby. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shelby. 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 Shelby. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shelby. See our Newspapers Page for Shelby. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/ Footnotes ...
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