Welcome to Shamburg ...

Shamburg is located in Venango County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shamburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Shamburg is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Shamburg ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Shamburg: This one is located in Venango County and the other is located in Clarion County.

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

Communities near Shamburg ...

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

• Oil City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <4>
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <4>
• Titusville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <4>
• Sugarcreek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarcreek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Pleasantville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <4>
• Tidioute
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <4>
• Hydetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
• Rouseville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rouseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
  • Rouseville is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <4>
• Tionesta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <4>
• Cooperstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shamburg ...

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

Adding Shamburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shamburg 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 Shamburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shamburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Venango County: www.co.venango.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/