Welcome to Shintown ...
Shintown is located in Clinton County<1>.
The location of Shintown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shintown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Shintown is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Shintown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Shintown is within the (570) area code.
Websites for Shintown ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.clintoncountyinfo.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shintown, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Shintown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shintown.
- Beech Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Creek
- Beech Creek is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beech Creek <4>
- South Renovo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Renovo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Renovo
- South Renovo is located in Clinton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Driftwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
- Driftwood is located in Cameron County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driftwood <4>
- Bitumen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitumen
- Bitumen is located in Clinton County
- Cooks Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Farwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Farwell is located in Clinton County
- North Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
- North Bend is located in Clinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Bend <4>
- Hammersley Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammersley Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammersley Fork
- Hammersley Fork is located in Clinton County
- Monument
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Pottersdale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottersdale
- Pottersdale is located in Clearfield County
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 Shintown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shintown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shintown. 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 Shintown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shintown. See our Newspapers Page for Shintown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shintown ...
Looking for more information about Shintown? 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 Shintown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shintown.
Adding Shintown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shintown 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 Shintown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Shintown post office opened in 1886.
We also found Shintown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shintown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shintown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Clinton County: www.clintoncountypa.com/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Clinton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shintown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |