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>.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shelby is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Shelby was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Shelby was located: 601 & 769<4>
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.
- Port Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Gibson
- Port Gibson is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Gibson <5>
- Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <5>
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Willows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
- Myles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Rocky Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Carpenter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Grand Gulf
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grand Gulf. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Gulf
- Grand Gulf is located in Claiborne County
- Red Lick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Cayuga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Cayuga is located in Hinds 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 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 ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shelby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Shelby area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Shelby area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |