Welcome to Shannon ...

So far, we found very little information about Shannon. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shannon to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shannon, please Contact Us.

Shannon would have been located within present day Ohio County<2>.

The location of Shannon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shannon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shannon is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Shannon was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Shannon still existed, it would have been in the (304) and (681)<5> area codes.

Communities Also Named Shannon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Shannon: This one is located in Ohio County and the other is located in Wyoming County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 27 communities that are also named Shannon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Mississippi, Nevada, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina (2) and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Shannon ...

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

• Wheeling
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeling
  • Wheeling is located in Ohio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeling <6>
• Weirton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <6>
• Steubenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <6>
• Moundsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
  • Moundsville is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundsville <6>
• Martins Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <6>
• Saint Clairsville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clairsville
  • Saint Clairsville is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clairsville <6>
• Bellaire
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellaire
  • Bellaire is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,957 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellaire <6>
• Wintersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <6>
• Shadyside
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadyside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <6>
• Mingo Junction
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <6>

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

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

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

Adding Shannon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shannon in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shannon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Shannon post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shannon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/