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Welcome to Shea ...

Shea is located in Garfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shea, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Shea is 1,160 feet [354 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shea lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Shea: 580

Communities Also Named Shea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shea - they are located in Nevada and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Shea ...

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

  • Enid
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <3>
  • Waukomis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • North Enid
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Pond Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Garber
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lahoma
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Covington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Drummond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Marshall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Kremlin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shea ...

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

Adding Shea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shea 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 Shea was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shea.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shea - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.