Welcome to Shawsville ...

Shawsville is located in Harford County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Shawsville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shawsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

Shawsville is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Shawsville: (410), (443)<4> & (667).

Communities Also Named Shawsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shawsville - they are located in Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Shawsville ...

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

• Bel Air
  (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
• Hampstead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Red Lion
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• Manchester
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
• 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 <5>
• Dallastown
  (18 miles [29 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 <5>
• Shrewsbury
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• 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.<6> 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 <5>
• Glen Rock
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <5>
• Jacobus
  (19 miles [30.6 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 <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shawsville ...

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

Adding Shawsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shawsville 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 Shawsville was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Shawsville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shawsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harford County: www.co.ha.md.us/

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