Welcome to Shirley ...

Shirley is located in Erie County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shirley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Shirley is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shirley is within the boundaries of the (716) area code.

Communities Also Named Shirley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Shirley: This one is located in Erie County and the other is located in Suffolk County.

Beyond New York, there are 38 communities that are also named Shirley - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Shirley ...

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

• Lackawanna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
  • Lackawanna is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
• Hamburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
• East Aurora
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Aurora
  • East Aurora is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>
• Springville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springville
  • Springville is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springville <4>
• Orchard Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Orchard Park is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard Park <4>
• Blasdell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blasdell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blasdell
  • Blasdell is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,667 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blasdell <4>
• Gowanda
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowanda
  • Gowanda is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowanda <4>
• Silver Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
  • Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver Creek <4>
• Angola
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angola
  • Angola is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Angola <4>
• Cattaraugus
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cattaraugus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattaraugus
  • Cattaraugus is located in Cattaraugus County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cattaraugus <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 Shirley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shirley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shirley ...

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

Adding Shirley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shirley post office opened in 1851.

We also found Shirley in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shirley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/

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