Welcome to Shumway ...

Shumway is located in Navajo County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shumway, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Shumway is 5,690 feet [1,734 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Shumway is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Shumway lies in the Mountain Standard Time Zone (MST) and does not observe daylight saving time

Shumway is located in the (928) area code.

Communities Also Named Shumway ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shumway - they are located in California and Illinois.

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

Communities near Shumway ...

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

• Show Low
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Show Low
  • Show Low is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,578 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Show Low <4>
• Snowflake
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowflake
  • Snowflake is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowflake <4>
• Pinetop - Lakeside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop - Lakeside
  • Pinetop - Lakeside is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,516 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinetop - Lakeside <4>
• Taylor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Navajo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,363 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• White Mountain Lakes Estates
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Mountain Lakes Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lakes Estates
  • White Mountain Lakes Estates is located in Navajo County
• White Mountain Lake
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Mountain Lake
  • White Mountain Lake is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Mountain Lake <4>
• Linden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Navajo County
• Clay Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Springs
  • Clay Springs is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay Springs <4>
• Pinedale
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale
  • Pinedale is located in Navajo County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinedale <4>
• Lakeside
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
  • Lakeside is located in Navajo 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 Shumway. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shumway.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shumway ...

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

Adding Shumway to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shumway 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 Shumway was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shumway post office opened in 1893.

We also found Shumway on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shumway.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Navajo County: www.co.navajo.az.us/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.gov/