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Welcome to Shelly ...

Shelly is located in Bucks County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shelly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Shelly is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Shelly ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Shelly - they are located in Georgia, Minnesota, Oklahoma and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Shelly ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelly ...

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

Adding Shelly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shelly 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 Shelly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shelly post office opened in 1879.

We also found Shelly in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelly.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Bucks, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shelly - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/