Welcome to Shacklet ...
So far, we found very little information about Shacklet. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shacklet to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shacklet, please Contact Us.
Shacklet would have been located within present day Stafford County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shacklet, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shacklet is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Shacklet was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Shacklet was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities near Shacklet ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shacklet.
- Manassas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas
- Manassas is located in Manassas City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,869 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas <5>
- Fredericksburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Fredericksburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,492 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <5>
- Manassas Park
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manassas Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manassas Park
- Manassas Park is located in Manassas Park City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,004 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manassas Park <5>
- Dumfries
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumfries
- Dumfries is located in Prince William County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,106 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dumfries <5>
- Indian Head
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Head have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Head
- Indian Head is located in Charles County (MD)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,787 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indian Head <5>
- Occoquan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Occoquan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Occoquan
- Occoquan is located in Fairfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,097 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Occoquan <5>
- Remington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
- Remington is located in Fauquier County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <5>
- Quantico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quantico have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quantico
- Quantico is located in Prince William County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quantico <5>
- Clifton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Clifton is located in Fairfax County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton <5>
- Aquia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Shacklet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shacklet.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shacklet. 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 Shacklet.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shacklet. See our Newspapers Page for Shacklet.
Adding Shacklet to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shacklet in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shacklet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Shacklet post office opened in 1898.
We also found Shacklet on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shacklet.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stafford County: www.co.stafford.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shacklet, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Stafford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shacklet - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Shacklet area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Shacklet area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |