Welcome to Shraders ...
Shraders is located in Tazewell County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shraders, you might consider that their post office opened in 1880.
Shraders is 1,810 feet [552 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shraders lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Shraders: 276
Communities near Shraders ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shraders.
- Bluefield
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richlands
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bluefield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tazewell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Welch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
- War
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for War have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
- War is located in McDowell County (WV)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
- Pocahontas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bramwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Shraders. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shraders.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shraders. 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 Shraders.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shraders. See our Newspapers Page for Shraders.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shraders ...
Looking for more information about Shraders? 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 Shraders, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shraders.
Adding Shraders to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shraders 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 Shraders was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Shraders post office opened in 1880.
We also found Shraders in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shraders.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shraders - 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> | 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. |
| <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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |