Welcome to Shrewsbury ...

Shrewsbury is located in Kanawha County<1>.

The location of Shrewsbury has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shrewsbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1815.

Shrewsbury is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shrewsbury lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Shrewsbury: (304) and (681)<4>

Communities Also Named Shrewsbury ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Shrewsbury - they are located in Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec and Vermont.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shrewsbury.

Communities near Shrewsbury ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shrewsbury.

• Charleston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <5>
• South Charleston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
• Dunbar
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <5>
• Montgomery
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <5>
• Chesapeake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesapeake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
  • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
• Marmet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
  • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
• Belle
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
  • Belle is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <5>
• Smithers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
  • Smithers is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <5>
• Pratt
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pratt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
  • Pratt is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
• Gauley Bridge
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
  • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <5>

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 Shrewsbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shrewsbury.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shrewsbury. 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 Shrewsbury.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shrewsbury. See our Newspapers Page for Shrewsbury.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shrewsbury ...

Looking for more information about Shrewsbury? 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 Shrewsbury, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shrewsbury.

Adding Shrewsbury to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shrewsbury in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shrewsbury was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shrewsbury post office opened in 1815.

We also found Shrewsbury in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shrewsbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shrewsbury. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/