Welcome to Shannon ...

Shannon is located in Fayette County<1>.

The location of Shannon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Shannon is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shannon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Shannon (for example, toward Ranburne (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Telephone area codes for Shannon: (470)<4>, (678) & (770).

Communities Also Named Shannon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Shannon: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Floyd County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 27 communities that are also named Shannon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina (2), Texas (2) and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shannon.

Communities near Shannon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shannon.

• Newnan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan
  • Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newnan <5>
• Peachtree City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree City
  • Peachtree City is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peachtree City <5>
• East Point
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
  • East Point is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,042 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Point <5>
• Stockbridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge
  • Stockbridge is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockbridge <5>
• Stockbridge North
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stockbridge North have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockbridge North
  • Stockbridge North is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 29,904 people
• McDonough
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McDonough have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
  • McDonough is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McDonough <5>
• Pontevedra
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pontevedra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontevedra
  • Pontevedra is located in Fulton County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 25,694 people
• Union City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>
• Griffin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Griffin is located in Spalding County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,665 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Griffin <5>
• Foreston Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreston Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreston Place
  • Foreston Place is located in Fayette County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 20,020 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shannon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shannon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shannon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shannon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shannon. See our Newspapers Page for Shannon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shannon ...

Looking for more information about Shannon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shannon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shannon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shannon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Fayette County: www.admin.co.fayette.ga.us/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/