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Welcome to Shillingburg ...

So far, we found very little information about Shillingburg. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shillingburg to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shillingburg, please Contact Us.


Shillingburg would have been located within present day San Juan County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shillingburg is 6,820 feet [2,079 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Shillingburg is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Shillingburg was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Shillingburg, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

The Area Code where Shillingburg was located: 505

Communities near Shillingburg ...

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

  • Crownpoint
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Smith Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continental Divide
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Brimhall Nizhoni
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Brimhall Nizhoni is located in McKinley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimhall Nizhoni
  • Navajo Wingate Village
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Church Rock
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Wingate
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Thoreau
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Rehoboth
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • White Rock ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • White Rock is located in San Juan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Rock

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shillingburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shillingburg.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shillingburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of New Mexico's counties, including San Juan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shillingburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.