Welcome to Shanesville ...

Shanesville is located in Tuscarawas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shanesville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1822.

Shanesville is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Shanesville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.tuschamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shanesville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Shanesville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shanesville - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Shanesville ...

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

• New Philadelphia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
  • New Philadelphia is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Philadelphia <4>
• Dover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Coshocton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <4>
• Uhrichsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uhrichsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uhrichsville
  • Uhrichsville is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Uhrichsville <4>
• Newcomerstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcomerstown
  • Newcomerstown is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcomerstown <4>
• Millersburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
  • Millersburg is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersburg <4>
• Strasburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
  • Strasburg is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,689 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
• Dennison
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dennison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennison
  • Dennison is located in Tuscarawas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dennison <4>
• West Lafayette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lafayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lafayette
  • West Lafayette is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Lafayette <4>
• Brewster
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Stark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,143 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <4>

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 Shanesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shanesville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shanesville. 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 Shanesville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shanesville ...

Looking for more information about Shanesville? 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 Shanesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shanesville.

Adding Shanesville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shanesville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shanesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shanesville post office opened in 1822.

We also found Shanesville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shanesville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tuscarawas County: www.co.tuscarawas.oh.us/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/