Welcome to Shoveltown ...
Shoveltown is located in Saint Louis County<1>.
Shoveltown is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shoveltown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Shoveltown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shoveltown.
- Saint Louis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Saint Charles
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Peters
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Chesterfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- University City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Granite City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirkwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkwood
- Kirkwood is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,866 people
- Maryland Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maryland Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryland Heights
- Maryland Heights is located in Saint Louis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,895 people
- Alton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Madison County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <3>
- East Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 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 Shoveltown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shoveltown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shoveltown. 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 Shoveltown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shoveltown. See our Newspapers Page for Shoveltown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shoveltown ...
Looking for more information about Shoveltown? 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 Shoveltown, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shoveltown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Louis, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shoveltown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |