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Welcome to Shannondale ...

Shannondale is primarily located in Montgomery County<1>. A portion of Shannondale extends into Boone County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shannondale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Shannondale is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Shannondale (for example, toward Danville (IL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Shannondale: 765

Communities Also Named Shannondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Shannondale - they are located in Arkansas, Missouri (2), Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Shannondale ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shannondale ...

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

Adding Shannondale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shannondale post office opened in 1852.

We also found Shannondale in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shannondale.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shannondale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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