Shellman is a city in Randolph County, Georgia, United States.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.2 square miles (8.3 km2), all land.

It was originally named Ward, in honor of John P. Ward, whose vision helped to bring the South-Western Rail Road to the area and to place a depot in the spot that would become the center of the town.

[8] The Randolph County Georgia Historical Society [1] has published two documents on the history of Shellman.

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 861 people, 374 households, and 213 families residing in the city.