Welcome to Shelton ...

The village of Shelton is primarily located in Buffalo County<1>. A portion of Shelton extends into Hall County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shelton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1873.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shelton has a population of 1,057 people<3> (see below for details).

Shelton is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Shelton lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Shelton lies within the (308) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shelton had an population of 1,057 people. This is a decrease of 0.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shelton had a population of 1,059 people. This makes Shelton the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Shelton represents 0.06% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 101st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,059 people, the population of Shelton decreased 7.11% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,140 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shelton.

Communities Also Named Shelton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Shelton - they are located in Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia (2), Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Shelton ...

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

• Kearney
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
  • Kearney is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,235 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kearney <5>
• Gibbon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gibbon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbon
  • Gibbon is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibbon <5>
• Ravenna
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Buffalo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,361 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <5>
• Wood River
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood River
  • Wood River is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wood River <5>
• Kenesaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenesaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenesaw
  • Kenesaw is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenesaw <5>
• Doniphan
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doniphan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doniphan
  • Doniphan is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Doniphan <5>
• Juniata
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniata
  • Juniata is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Juniata <5>
• Cairo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 794 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <5>
• Alda
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alda
  • Alda is located in Hall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alda <5>
• Heartwell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heartwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heartwell
  • Heartwell is located in Kearney County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heartwell <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 Shelton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shelton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelton ...

Looking for more information about Shelton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Shelton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shelton.

Adding Shelton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shelton 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 Shelton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shelton post office opened in 1873.

We also found Shelton on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Buffalo County: www.buffalogov.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/