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Welcome to Shive ...

Shive is located

Shive is located in Hamilton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shive, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1881.

Shive is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Shive: 254

Communities near Shive ...

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

  • Hamilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gustine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gustine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gustine
    • Gustine is located in Comanche County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gustine <3>
  • Evant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evant
    • Evant is located in Coryell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evant <3>
  • Pottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
    • Pottsville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pottsville <3>
  • McGirk ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McGirk. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
    • McGirk is located in Hamilton County
  • Ohio ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohio have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohio
    • Ohio is located in Hamilton County
  • Slab Crossing ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Crossing
    • Slab Crossing is located in Hamilton County
  • Star
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
    • Star is located in Mills County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <3>
  • Energy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Center City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center City
    • Center City is located in Mills 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 Shive. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shive.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shive ...

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

Adding Shive to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shive 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 Shive was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Shive in the book titled .<6> X3X - From that list, the Shive post office opened in 1881.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shive.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Hamilton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shive - 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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