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Welcome to Shipman ...

Shipman is located in George County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shipman, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Shipman is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shipman: 601 & 769<3>

Communities Also Named Shipman ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Shipman - they are located in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ontario, Saskatchewan and Virginia.

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

Communities near Shipman ...

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

  • Semmes
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Semmes is located in Mobile County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <4>
  • Lucedale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leakesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Wilmer
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Agricola
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Howell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Howell is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Americus ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Americus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Americus
  • Bexley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Bexley is located in George County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bexley
  • Brown Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Brown Town is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Hurley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shipman ...

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

Adding Shipman to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shipman 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 (so far) for Shipman was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shipman post office opened in 1906. The Shipman post office closed in 1941.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shipman.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including George, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shipman - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Shipman area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Shipman area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/