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Welcome to Shawnee ...

Shawnee is located in Park County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shawnee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Shawnee is 8,120 feet [2,475 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Shawnee is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Shawnee lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Shawnee: 303, 720 & 983<3>

The ZIP code for Shawnee: 80475<4>

Communities Also Named Shawnee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Shawnee - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, 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.

  • Bailey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossons
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Crossons is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossons
  • Webster ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Webster is located in Park County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
  • Indian Springs Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jefferson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Brook Forest
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brook Forest is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Forest
  • Conifer
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Buffalo Creek
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Shawnee, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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 (so far) for Shawnee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shawnee post office opened in 1900.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shawnee.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Park, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shawnee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 303 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 720 or 983. New phone numbers in the Shawnee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 303, 720 or 983. As a result, placing a call in the Shawnee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Shawnee). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Shawnee or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/