A post office operated at Shively from 1906 to 1965.[2]
Like neighboring Pepperwood, Shively was once a center for farm produce including corn, cucumbers, and tomatoes.[3] Also like Pepperwood, it was mostly destroyed in the Christmas flood of 1964.[4] A few farms and residences remain today.
^ abcdDurham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Clovis, Calif.: Word Dancer Press. p. 142. ISBN1-884995-14-4.
^Genzoli, Andrew (September 10, 1968). "Pepperwood-Shively Produce". The Times Standard. Eureka, CA. Retrieved January 8, 2024.