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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.

  • Charlotte
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
  • Portland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Potterville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • Bellevue
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Eaton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,299 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <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.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Eaton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shaytown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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