Welcome to Shamburg ...

Shamburg is located in Venango County<1>.

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.<2>.

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)
  • Oil City is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,543 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oil City <3>
• Franklin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Titusville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Titusville is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Titusville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Titusville <3>
• Sugarcreek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugarcreek is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,868 people
• Pleasantville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasantville is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasantville <3>
• Tidioute
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tidioute is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidioute
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tidioute <3>
• Hydetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hydetown is located in Crawford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 504 people
• Rouseville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rouseville is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rouseville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 468 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rouseville <3>
• Tionesta
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Tionesta is located in Forest County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tionesta
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tionesta <3>
• Cooperstown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Cooperstown is located in Venango County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperstown
  • 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 (so far) for Shamburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shamburg.