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Welcome to Old Shawneetown ...

The village of Old Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Old Shawneetown has a population of 165 people<2> (see below for details).

Old Shawneetown is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Old Shawneetown: 618 & 730<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Old Shawneetown had an population of 165 people. This is a decrease of 14.51% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 40.65% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Old Shawneetown had a population of 193 people. This makes Old Shawneetown the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 193 people, the population of Old Shawneetown decreased 30.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 278 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Old Shawneetown.

Communities near Old Shawneetown ...

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

  • Eldorado
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Morganfield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sturgis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sturgis is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <5>
  • Uniontown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Uniontown is located in Union County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Ridgway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Equality
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • New Haven
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Waverly
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cave-In-Rock
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cave-In-Rock is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave-In-Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
    • Cave-In-Rock has also been known as:
    • Cave-In-Rock village
  • Elizabethtown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Shawneetown ...

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

Adding Old Shawneetown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Old Shawneetown 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 Old Shawneetown was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Shawneetown.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Gallatin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Old Shawneetown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Old Shawneetown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Old Shawneetown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Old Shawneetown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.