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Welcome to Shinewell ...

Shinewell is located in McCurtain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shinewell, you might consider that their post office opened in 1927.

Shinewell is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Shinewell: 580

Communities near Shinewell ...

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

  • Idabel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <3>
  • De Queen
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Broken Bow
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Horatio
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Horatio is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <3>
  • Foreman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <3>
  • Haworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Winthrop
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Winthrop is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <3>
  • Norwoodville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • Eagletown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Process City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Process City is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shinewell ...

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

Adding Shinewell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shinewell 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 Shinewell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Shinewell post office opened in 1927. The Shinewell post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shinewell.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including McCurtain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shinewell - 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.
<4>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/