Welcome to Shookville ...
Shookville is located in Macon County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shookville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1917.
Shookville is 3,330 feet [1,015 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Shookville is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Shookville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Shookville: 828
Communities Also Named Shookville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shookville - it's located in Georgia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shookville.
Communities near Shookville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shookville.
- Franklin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,121 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
- Sylva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylva
- Sylva is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,739 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylva <3>
- Mountain City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Mountain City is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,113 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain City <3>
- Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Highlands is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlands <3>
- Webster
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Forest Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hills
- Forest Hills is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Forest Hills has also been known as:
- Forest Hills village
- Village of Forest Hills
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Hills <3>
- Dillard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard
- Dillard is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillard <3>
- Sky Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
- Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <3>
- Dillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsboro
- Dillsboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsboro <3>
- Ellijay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
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 Shookville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shookville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shookville. 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 Shookville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shookville. See our Newspapers Page for Shookville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shookville ...
Looking for more information about Shookville? 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 Shookville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shookville.
Adding Shookville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shookville 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 for Shookville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Shookville post office opened in 1917.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shookville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shookville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Macon County: www.maconnc.org/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Macon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shookville - 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |