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Welcome to Shakerag ...

Shakerag is located in Williamson County<1>.

Shakerag is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shakerag: 618 & 730<3>

Communities Also Named Shakerag ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Shakerag - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Shakerag ...

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

  • Carbondale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Marion
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Marion is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
  • Herrin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Herrin is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <4>
  • West Frankfort
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
  • Benton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Carterville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Christopher
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Zeigler
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cambria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Carrier Mills
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Carrier Mills is located in Saline County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier Mills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,527 people
    • Former names for Carrier Mills:
    • Carriers Mills
    • Morrilsville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier Mills <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 Shakerag. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shakerag.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shakerag ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Williamson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shakerag - 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Shakerag area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Shakerag area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.