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Welcome to Shirleyton ...

Shirleyton is located in Marion County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shirleyton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Shirleyton is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Shirleyton (for example, toward Falling Water), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Shirleyton: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Shirleyton ...

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

  • Chattanooga
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Soddy - Daisy
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Middle Valley Estates
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Middle Valley Estates is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Valley Estates
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 12,684 people
  • Red Bank
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Signal Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Signal Terrace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Signal Terrace is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Signal Terrace
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,519 people
  • Dunlap
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunlap is located in Sequatchie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunlap <4>
  • Jasper
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • South Pittsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairmount
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Fairmount is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,825 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 Shirleyton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shirleyton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shirleyton ...

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

Adding Shirleyton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shirleyton post office opened in 1883. The Shirleyton post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shirleyton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Marion, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shirleyton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Shirleyton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Shirleyton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/