Welcome to Shem ...

So far, we found very little information about Shem. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shem to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shem, please Contact Us.

Shem would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shem, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shem is 3,240 feet [988 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Shem is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Shem was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Shem and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

The Area Code where Shem was located: 435

Communities near Shem ...

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

• Saint George
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
  • Saint George is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint George <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint George
  • From Shem to Saint George
• Washington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Washington
  • From Shem to Washington
• Ivins
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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  • Ivins is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivins <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ivins
  • From Shem to Ivins
• Santa Clara
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Clara
  • Santa Clara is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Santa Clara <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Santa Clara
  • From Shem to Santa Clara
• Fort Clara ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
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  • Fort Clara is located in Washington County
  • Fort Clara has also been known as:
  • Fort Santa Clara
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Fort Clara
  • From Shem to Fort Clara
• Gunlock
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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  • Gunlock is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gunlock <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gunlock
  • From Shem to Gunlock
• Dammeron Valley
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dammeron Valley
  • Dammeron Valley is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dammeron Valley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Dammeron Valley
  • From Shem to Dammeron Valley
• Veyo
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veyo
  • Veyo is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Veyo <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Veyo
  • From Shem to Veyo
• Atkinville ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
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  • Atkinville is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Atkinville
  • From Shem to Atkinville
• Bloomington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
  • Bloomington is located in Washington County
  • Former name for Bloomington:
  • Saint James
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bloomington
  • From Shem to Bloomington

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 Shem. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shem.

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

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

Adding Shem to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Shem post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shem.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Washington County: www.washco.state.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/