Welcome to West Shelby ...

West Shelby is located in Orleans County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Shelby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

A typical abbreviation for West Shelby: W. Shelby

West Shelby is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

West Shelby is located in the (585) area code.

Communities Also Named West Shelby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named West Shelby - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near West Shelby ...

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

• Lockport
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • 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>
• Medina
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Orleans County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,584 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <4>
• Akron
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Alden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
  • Alden is located in Erie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,568 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alden <4>
• Middleport
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleport
  • Middleport is located in Niagara County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleport <4>
• Oakfield
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Shelby ...

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

Adding West Shelby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Shelby post office opened in 1855.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Shelby. 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/