Welcome to Shewmake ...

Shewmake is located in Laurens County<1>.

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

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

Shewmake is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shewmake is within the boundaries of the (478) area code.

Communities near Shewmake ...

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

• Tuckers Crossroad
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossroad
  • Tuckers Crossroad is located in Laurens County
• Dublin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Dublin is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <4>
• East Dublin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Dublin
  • East Dublin is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Dublin <4>
• Midway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Laurens County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 2,061 people
• Chester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,560 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Plainfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Dodge County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <4>
• Dexter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Dexter is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 563 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <4>
• Cadwell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadwell
  • Cadwell is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cadwell <4>
• Rentz
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentz
  • Rentz is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentz <4>
• Montrose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Laurens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shewmake ...

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

Adding Shewmake to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Shewmake on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shewmake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscoga.org

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/