Welcome to Shippee ...

Shippee is located in Red Willow County<1>.

The location of Shippee has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shippee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Shippee is 2,420 feet [738 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Shippee is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Shippee: (308)

Communities Also Named Shippee ...

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

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

Communities near Shippee ...

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

• Cambridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
  • Cambridge is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cambridge <4>
• Indianola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Red Willow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <4>
• Bartley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartley
  • Bartley is located in Red Willow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartley <4>
• Holbrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
  • Holbrook is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holbrook <4>
• Norcatur
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norcatur
  • Norcatur is located in Decatur County (KS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
• Danbury
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danbury
  • Danbury is located in Red Willow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danbury <4>
• Wilsonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonville
  • Wilsonville is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilsonville <4>
• Lebanon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Red Willow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Hendley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hendley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendley
  • Hendley is located in Furnas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hendley <4>
• Rockwell City ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwell City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwell City
  • Rockwell City is located in Norton County (KS)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shippee ...

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

Adding Shippee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shippee 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 Shippee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shippee post office opened in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shippee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shippee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Red Willow County: www.co.red-willow.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/