Welcome to Shane ...

Shane is located in Baltimore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Shane is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shane: (410), (443)<3> & (667)

Websites for Shane ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shane, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Shane ...

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

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

Communities near Shane ...

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

• Bel Air
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
  • Bel Air is located in Harford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,266 people
  • Former names for Bel Air:
  • Belle Air
  • Belle Aire
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bel Air <4>
• Hampstead
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
  • Hampstead is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <4>
• Red Lion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
• Manchester
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• New Freedom
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
• Dallastown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallastown
  • Dallastown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,869 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallastown <4>
• Shrewsbury
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
  • Shrewsbury is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <4>
• Stewartstown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewartstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartstown
  • Stewartstown is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewartstown <4>
• Glen Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Rock
  • Glen Rock is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Rock <4>
• Jacobus
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobus
  • Jacobus is located in York County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,826 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacobus <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 Shane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shane.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shane ...

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

Adding Shane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shane 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 Shane was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shane post office opened in 1869.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Baltimore County: www.co.ba.md.us/

The official website for State of Maryland: www.maryland.gov/