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)
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bluefield
  • From Shraders to Bluefield
• Richlands
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Richlands is located in Tazewell County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richlands <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Richlands
  • From Shraders to Richlands
• Bluefield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bluefield
  • From Shraders to Bluefield
• Tazewell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tazewell
  • From Shraders to Tazewell
• Welch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Welch is located in McDowell County (WV)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Welch
  • From Shraders to Welch
• Cedar Bluff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Tazewell County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cedar Bluff
  • From Shraders to Cedar Bluff
• Gary
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gary is located in McDowell County (WV)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
• War
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • War is located in McDowell County (WV)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
• Pocahontas
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pocahontas
  • From Shraders to Pocahontas
• Bramwell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bramwell is located in Mercer County (WV)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bramwell <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bramwell
  • From Shraders to Bramwell

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 (so far) for Shraders was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Shraders post office opened in 1880. The Shraders post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shraders.