Welcome to Shaytown ...

Shaytown is located in Eaton County<1>.

The location of Shaytown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shaytown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Shaytown is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Shaytown ...

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

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

Communities near Shaytown ...

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

• Ionia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
  • Ionia is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <4>
• Charlotte
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
  • Charlotte is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <4>
• Grand Ledge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Ledge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Ledge
  • Grand Ledge is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Ledge <4>
• Hastings
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <4>
• Portland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <4>
• Potterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potterville
  • Potterville is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,765 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potterville <4>
• Lake Odessa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
  • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <4>
• Olivet
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
  • Olivet is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet <4>
• Nashville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nashville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashville
  • Nashville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashville <4>
• Saranac
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac
  • Saranac is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac <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 Shaytown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shaytown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shaytown ...

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

Adding Shaytown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shaytown post office opened in 1880.

We also found Shaytown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shaytown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Eaton County: www.eatoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/