Welcome to Shawnee ...

Shawnee is located in Mississippi County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shawnee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Shawnee is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Shawnee lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Shawnee, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Shawnee: (870)

Communities Also Named Shawnee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Shawnee - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (2), Texas (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Shawnee ...

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

• Marion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Crittenden County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Millington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millington
  • Millington is located in Shelby County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,635 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millington <4>
• Atoka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,732 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
• Osceola
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osceola
  • Osceola is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osceola <4>
• Munford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munford
  • Munford is located in Tipton County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,201 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munford <4>
• Marked Tree
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marked Tree
  • Marked Tree is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marked Tree <4>
• Lepanto
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
  • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <4>
• Wilson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
• Tyronza
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyronza
  • Tyronza is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyronza <4>
• Keiser
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keiser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keiser
  • Keiser is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 663 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 Shawnee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shawnee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shawnee ...

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

Adding Shawnee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shawnee post office opened in 1880.

We also found Shawnee on a map titled William Bradley Map (1889).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shawnee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mississippi County: www.mcagov.com/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/