Welcome to Shirley ...

Shirley is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Shirley is located in Hopkins County<1>.

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

Shirley is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Shirley: (903) & (430)<4>

Communities Also Named Shirley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 38 communities that are also named Shirley - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Colorado (3), Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), Ontario (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Shirley ...

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

• Sulphur Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <5>
• Mount Vernon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
• Cooper
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
  • Cooper is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cooper <5>
• Como
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <5>
• Tira
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tira have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tira
  • Tira is located in Hopkins County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
• Charleston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Delta County
• Posey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey
  • Posey is located in Hopkins County
• Sulphur Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sulphur Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
  • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <5>
• Peerless
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless
  • Peerless is located in Hopkins County
• Weaver
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Weaver is located in Hopkins 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 Shirley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shirley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shirley ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hopkins County: www.hopkinscountytx.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/