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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
- Covington is located in Covington City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <6>
- Clifton Forge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton Forge
- Clifton Forge is located in Alleghany County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,444 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clifton Forge <6>
- Marlinton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marlinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlinton
- Marlinton is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlinton <6>
- Iron Gate
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Hillsboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Pocahontas County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <6>
- Healing Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Healing Springs is located in Bath County
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Mitchelltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchelltown
- Mitchelltown is located in Bath County
- Mountain Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mountain Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
- Carloover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
- Carloover is located in Bath 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 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 for Shanklin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Shanklin post office opened in 1887.
We also found Shanklin in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shanklin.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Bath County: www.bathcountyva.org/
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 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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/ |