Welcome to Shavertown ...

Shavertown is located in Luzerne County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shavertown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Shavertown is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shavertown is located in the (570) area code.

Communities Also Named Shavertown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Shavertown: This one is located in Luzerne County and the other is located in Delaware County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named Shavertown - they are located in New York and Virginia.

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

Communities near Shavertown ...

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

• Scranton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
  • Scranton is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scranton <4>
• Wilkes-Barre
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkes-Barre
  • Wilkes-Barre is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkes-Barre <4>
• Dunmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
  • Dunmore is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <4>
• Kingston
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Kingston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,787 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
• Nanticoke
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanticoke
  • Nanticoke is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nanticoke <4>
• Old Forge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
  • Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
• Pittston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittston
  • Pittston is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittston <4>
• Taylor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
• Moosic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
  • Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
• Plymouth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
  • Plymouth is located in Luzerne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,752 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plymouth <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 Shavertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shavertown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shavertown ...

Looking for more information about Shavertown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Shavertown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shavertown.

Adding Shavertown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shavertown 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 Shavertown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shavertown post office opened in 1891.

We also found Shavertown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shavertown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Luzerne County: www.luzernecounty.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/