Welcome to Shelby Basin ...

Shelby Basin is located in Orleans County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shelby Basin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

Shelby Basin is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shelby Basin lies within the (585) area code.

Communities near Shelby Basin ...

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

• Lockport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
  • Lockport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lockport <4>
• Batavia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <4>
• Albion
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Akron
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Akron have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Akron is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,844 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <4>
• Oakfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
  • Oakfield is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,681 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakfield <4>
• Lyndonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndonville
  • Lyndonville is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndonville <4>
• Corfu
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corfu
  • Corfu is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corfu <4>
• Elba
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elba have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Elba is located in Genesee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
• Barker
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
  • Barker is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barker <4>
• Gasport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasport
  • Gasport is located in Niagara County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gasport <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelby Basin ...

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

Adding Shelby Basin to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shelby Basin post office opened in 1827.

We also found Shelby Basin in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelby Basin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Orleans County: www.orleansny.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/