Shellman, Georgia

About Shellman

Shellman is a tiny community in southwestern Georgia counting 822 people who proudly call it home.

Officially, Shellman is an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 3.15 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 261 residents per square mile.

📰 Shellman News Today

• Schedule - Southwest Georgia STEM Charter Aggies (Shellman, GA) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Oct 5
• Shellman Medical retracts closure announcement, says it will remain operational WALB · Apr 30
• Mrs. Tasha Walton Obituary (2026) - Shellman, GA - Johnson & Son Funeral Service - Dawson Legacy | Obituary · May 28
• 7-year-old boy dies weeks after Ga. wrong-way DUI crash kills mother, sister WRDW · Jan 19
• Mrs. Patricia Ann Brinson Prince Obituary in Dawson at Johnson & Son Funeral Service articobits.com · Jul 28

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Georgia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Shellman Unique

• The only place in America named Shellman — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Georgia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Georgia — one of 675 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Shellman

• The Back Porch Steak & Seafood — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Shellman

• Ichawaynochaway Monument reviews ★
• Randolph County Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Shellman

• Southwest Georgia S.T.E.M. Charter Academy

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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