The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusShellsburg is a city in Benton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 961 at the time of the 2020 census. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Shellsburg was established in 1854. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 983 to 961 (-2%). Half of its homes were built before 1977.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Shellsburg yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Shellsburg’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Shellsburg’s history is told.
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2000
Nothing in Shellsburg is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Shellsburg has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Upper Stone Schoolhouse in Urbana, 5.7 miles away.
Shellsburg and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.