Welcome to Shanklin ...
So far, we found very little information about Shanklin. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shanklin to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shanklin, please Contact Us.
Shanklin would have been located within present day Bath County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shanklin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shanklin is 1,680 feet [512 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Shanklin was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Shanklin was located: 540 & 826<4>
Communities Also Named Shanklin ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shanklin - they are located in Kentucky and New Brunswick.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shanklin.
Communities near Shanklin ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shanklin.
- Covington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clifton Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marlinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Gate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
- Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Healing Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Mitchelltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Carloover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Carloover is located in Bath County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
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 Shanklin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shanklin.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shanklin. 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 Shanklin.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shanklin. See our Newspapers Page for Shanklin.
Adding Shanklin to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shanklin 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 (so far) for Shanklin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Shanklin post office opened in 1887. The Shanklin post office closed in 1913.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shanklin.
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 Shanklin, 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 Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shanklin - 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 Shanklin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Shanklin 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> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |