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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Shahan. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shahan to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shahan, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Shahan (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shahan. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Shahan is historic, it would have been located within present day Etowah County.
To see how the shape of Alabama's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Etowah County: Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, DeKalb, Marshall & Saint Clair.
Below are the counties that are near Shahan. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shahan:
- Etowah County (The home county of Shahan)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Gallant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Ivalee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Benson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Howelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Attalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nix ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Egypt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Ridgeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Alabama City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Rainbow City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Altoona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blount County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Taits Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Bird ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Wynnville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Appalachian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Straight Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Hoods Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Highland Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Clarence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Fridays Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Highmound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Snead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Oneonta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Calhoun County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Southside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Oak Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Ohatchee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Hebron ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hebron is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Macon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Mack ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mack is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mack
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Wellington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Ball Flat
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Leesburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Anderson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Rock
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Cullman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Holly Pond
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Baileytown is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Joppa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- DeKalb County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Rains ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Rodentown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Cotnam
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Crossville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whiton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Collinsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Geraldine
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Chigger Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Ayres
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Village Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Clay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Whitesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Boaz
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Douglas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Horton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Hyatt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Albertville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Street ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Gregory
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Saint Clair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Steele
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Whitney Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Ashville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Clair Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
- Wattsville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Springville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Branchville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Avondale Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Argo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Talladega County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Lincoln
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Colony
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Windsong Island
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shahan, see our County-by-County Page for Shahan.
Cemeteries Near Shahan ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shahan.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shahan - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shahan covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Brasher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Conn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Deerman Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dillard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ivalee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Carnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howelton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (368 more) ...
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCartney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
While we didn't find Shahan in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shahan.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shahan, with the one closest to Shahan listed first.
- Steele
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stanfield ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanfield is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanfield
- Gallant
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
- Clear Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clear Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs
- Howelton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Hood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hood is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood
- Etowahton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Etowahton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowahton
- Attalla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Norton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Norton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
- Nix ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nix is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nix
- Redbud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Redbud is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
- Littleton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Littleton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Aurora
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Whitney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitney is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
- Walnut Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shahan. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shahan.
Newspapers Published in Shahan ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shahan.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shahan, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shahan.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shahan:
- Websites specific to Alabama
- Pages specific to Etowah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Blount County
- Calhoun County
- Cherokee County
- Cullman County
- DeKalb County
- Jefferson County
- Marshall County
- Saint Clair County
- Talladega County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Alabama
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shahan, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shahan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |