Welcome to Shewbird ...

Shewbird is located in Clay County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shewbird, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Shewbird is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shewbird lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Shewbird: 828

Communities near Shewbird ...

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

• Canal Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Canal Lake is located in Union County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canal Lake
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 23,025 people
• Jacksonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jacksonville is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
  • Estimated population in 2019: 5,239 people
• Owltown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Owltown is located in Union County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owltown
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,346 people
• Andrews
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Andrews is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,855 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andrews <3>
• Young Harris
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Young Harris is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Harris
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Young Harris <3>
• Murphy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Murphy is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,666 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphy <3>
• Youngcane ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Youngcane is located in Union County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
  • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people
• Hiawassee
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hiawassee is located in Towns County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawassee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hiawassee <3>
• Blairsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Blairsville is located in Union County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <3>
• Elf
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Elf is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elf

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shewbird ...

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

Adding Shewbird to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shewbird in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Shewbird was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Shewbird post office opened in 1901. The Shewbird post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shewbird.