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Welcome to Shawan Valley ...

Shawan Valley is located in Baltimore County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Shawan Valley: Shawan Vly. (or less commonly used: Shawan Vally. or Shawan Vlly.)

Shawan Valley is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shawan Valley: 410, 443 & 667<3>

Websites for Shawan Valley ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.baltcountycc.com/

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

Communities near Shawan Valley ...

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

  • Baltimore
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Westminster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Bel Air
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Bel Air is located in Harford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bel Air
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Manchester
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Sykesville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Shrewsbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Railroad
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Belfast
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Belfast is located in Baltimore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
  • Brooklandville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shawan Valley ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Baltimore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shawan Valley - 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 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Shawan Valley area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Shawan Valley 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.