Shockey Landmarks Map

Click the image next to the map name to see the list of locations on the map. You can also zoom in on the map. If you click on an image on the map it’ll give you more information.

Shockey Landmarks – Facebook Page (has photos of locations)

Shockeysville, Virginia

Shockeysville, VA was becoming settled after the Civil War. The 358 acres of land was deeded to Elizabeth, wife of John Shockey for her sole use, a payment from Daniel Daily for taking care of his father, Samuel. The historic sites on the land are the Shockeysville United Methodist Church and Maggie Shockey’s Old Homestead which was also a post office at one time.

Shockey Knob, Virginia

Shockeys Knob is located northeast of Shockeysville, named after the small town when the survey team didn’t want to hike back up the mountain so named it after the closest Post Office. There is a Shockeys Knob trail that branches off of the Appalachian Trail.

Shockey Fork, Kentucky

Shockey Fork is located in Wolfe County. There is a stream and a road called Shockey Fork that a post office was named after. (37.7000894, -83.3349018).

Shockey, Kansas

Shockey in Kansas was a small town that originally was called Laport established in Nov 1886 with a post office. Local settler, William Shockey, became the new postmaster in Apr 1887 and the town was renamed. Locals sometimes called it Shockeysville that boasted a lumber and hardware store, two general stores, a blacksmith, and other businesses that had about 50 people living there. The post office closed in 1906 and the only thing that remains is a cemetery. Located on Bear Creek northwest of Ulysses on S29-T27-R38.

Ramsey-Shockey Open Space, Colorado

Ramsay-Shockey Open Space in Colorado is made up of 177-acres which features a four-mile natural surface trail, great for hikers and mountain bikers. There is also a boardwalk. The area was purchased in 1997 to protect an important wildlife habitat, and provide a Pinewood Reservoir. In 1999, Mr. Bob Ramsay donated, enough to reimburse the County for the acquisition, in honor of his wife, Mary Kathryn Ramsay, her mother, Florence Shockey, and her brother, Phil Shockey.

Elkhart, Illinois

The town of Elkhart, Illinois may not bear the name Shockey but was laid out by John Shockey of Franklin County, Pennsylvania in 1855. There is even a Shockey Street.

Shockey Businesses, Etc

  • Shockeys Motel, Butler, Pennsylvania
  • Shockey’s Furniture, Hagerstown, Maryland
  • Shockey House, Ohio
  • Shockey Furniture Co., Lexington, North Carolina
  • Shockey & Landes Hardware, Abilene, Kansas