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Welcome to Shine ...

Shine is located in Greene County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

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

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

Area Code for Shine: 252

Communities Also Named Shine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shine - it's located in Washington.

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

Communities near Shine ...

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

  • Goldsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Kinston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Farmville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmville is located in Pitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,747 people
  • La Grange
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Snow Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fremont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lucama
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Walnut Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
  • Stantonsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Black Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Black Creek is located in Wilson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 767 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shine ...

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

Adding Shine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shine 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 Shine was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Shine post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/