The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Shipman \Ship"man\, n.; pl. Shipmen.
   A seaman, or sailor. [Obs. or Poetic] --Chaucer. R. Browning.
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         About midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near
         to some country.                         --Acts xxvii.
                                                  27.
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   Shipman's card, the mariner's compass. [Obs.] --Shak.
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U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Shipman, IL -- U.S. town in Illinois
   Population (2000):    655
   Housing Units (2000): 273
   Land area (2000):     1.320976 sq. miles (3.421311 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.013297 sq. miles (0.034438 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.334273 sq. miles (3.455749 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            69563
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             39.118240 N, 90.043506 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shipman, IL
    Shipman