Welcome to Shyville ...

Shyville is located in Pike County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shyville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Shyville is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shyville: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Shyville ...

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

Portsmouth
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Portsmouth is located in Scioto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 19,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portsmouth <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Portsmouth
- From Shyville to Portsmouth
Jackson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jackson is located in Jackson County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,240 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Jackson
- From Shyville to Jackson
Waverly City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waverly City is located in Pike County
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- Estimated population in 2011: 4,395 people
Waverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Waverly is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,135 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Waverly
- From Shyville to Waverly
Piketon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Piketon is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,161 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piketon <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Piketon
- From Shyville to Piketon
New Boston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- New Boston is located in Scioto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Boston <4>
South Shore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- South Shore is located in Greenup County (KY)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,049 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to South Shore
- From Shyville to South Shore
South Webster
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- South Webster is located in Scioto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
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Beaver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Pike County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 429 people
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Rarden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Rarden is located in Scioto County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
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- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rarden
- From Shyville to Rarden

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shyville ...

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

Adding Shyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shyville 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 (so far) for Shyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shyville post office opened in 1888. The Shyville post office closed in 1935.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shyville.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Shyville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Shyville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/