Welcome to Shiner ...The city of Shiner is located Shiner is located in Lavaca County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Shiner, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Shiner has a population of 2,164 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Shiner is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Shiner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Shiner: 361 The ZIP code for Shiner: 77984<4> Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shiner had an population of 2,164 people. This is an increase of 4.59% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.54% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Shiner had a population of 2,069 people (which is 10.74% of the total population of Lavaca County). This makes Shiner the county's 2nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,069 people, the population of Shiner has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,070 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Shiner. Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shiner - it's located in Pennsylvania. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shiner. We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shiner. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shiner. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shiner. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shiner. 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 Shiner. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiner. See our Newspapers Page for Shiner. Looking for more information about Shiner? 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. In addition to the Tourism page for Shiner, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shiner. We originally found mention of Shiner 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 Shiner was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Shiner.
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