Welcome to Shelltown ...

Shelltown is located in Blair County<1>.

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

Shelltown is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Shelltown: (814)

Websites for Shelltown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shelltown, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Shelltown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shelltown - they are located in California and Maryland.

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

Communities near Shelltown ...

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

• Altoona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Huntingdon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Tyrone
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
• Mount Union
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
  • Mount Union is located in Huntingdon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,312 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Union <4>
• Martinsburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Bellwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Gallitzin
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gallitzin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallitzin
  • Gallitzin is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gallitzin <4>
• Todd
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd
  • Todd is located in Huntingdon County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelltown ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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