Welcome to Shohola ...

Shohola is located in Pike County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shohola, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Shohola is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shohola lies within the (570) area code.

Communities near Shohola ...

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

• Port Jervis
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <4>
• Monticello
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Honesdale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesdale
  • Honesdale is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honesdale <4>
• Matamoras
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Matamoras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
  • Matamoras is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Matamoras <4>
• Hawley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawley
  • Hawley is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,138 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hawley <4>
• Otisville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otisville
  • Otisville is located in Orange County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otisville <4>
• Milford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
  • Milford is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
• Pond Eddy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Eddy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Eddy
  • Pond Eddy is located in Sullivan County (NY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Eddy <4>
• Rowland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Rowland is located in Pike County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rowland <4>
• Masthope
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masthope
  • Masthope is located in Pike 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 Shohola. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shohola.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shohola ...

Looking for more information about Shohola? 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 Shohola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shohola.

Adding Shohola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shohola post office opened in 1851.

We also found Shohola in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shohola.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Pike County: www.pikepa.org/

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