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Welcome to Shumans ...

Shumans is located in Columbia County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Shumans, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Shumans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1922.

Shumans is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Shumans: (570)

Communities near Shumans ...

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

  • Hazleton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Bloomsburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Berwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Shamokin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamokin
    • Shamokin is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamokin <4>
  • Tamaqua
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaqua have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaqua
    • Tamaqua is located in Schuylkill County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,633 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamaqua <4>
  • Mount Carmel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carmel
    • Mount Carmel is located in Northumberland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,708 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carmel <4>
  • Shenandoah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Danville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • West Hazleton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hazleton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 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 Shumans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shumans.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shumans ...

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

Adding Shumans to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shumans 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 Shumans was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Shumans on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shumans.

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

The official website for Columbia County: www.columbiapa.org/county/

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 Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shumans - 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>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.




 

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