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Welcome to Shankstown ...So far, we found very little information about Shankstown. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Shankstown to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shankstown, please Contact Us. Shankstown would have been located within present day Jefferson County<2>. The location of Shankstown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3> While the community is gone, the present day location for Shankstown is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: The area where Shankstown was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time If Shankstown still existed, it would have been in the (601) & (769)<5> area codes. Communities near Shankstown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shankstown.
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 Shankstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shankstown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shankstown. 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 Shankstown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shankstown. See our Newspapers Page for Shankstown. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/ Footnotes ...
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