Welcome to Shiro ...Shiro is located Shiro is located in Grimes County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Shiro, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902. Shiro is 350 feet [107 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Shiro lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Shiro: 936 The ZIP code for Shiro: 77876<3> We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shiro. We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shiro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shiro. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shiro. 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 Shiro. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shiro. See our Newspapers Page for Shiro. Looking for more information about Shiro? 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 Shiro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shiro. We originally found mention of Shiro 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 Shiro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> For more details, see References and Mentions for Shiro.
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