Welcome to Shaken ...
Shaken is located in Pender County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shaken, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.
Shaken is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Shaken lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Shaken: 910 & 472<3>
Communities near Shaken ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shaken.
- Burgaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Holly Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Surf City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenevers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenevers is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenevers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
- Topsail Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Teachey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Teachey is located in Duplin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teachey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
- Saint Helena
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Helena is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Helena
- Population from the 2020 Census: 428 people
- Watha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Watha is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Maple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Hill is located in Pender County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
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 Shaken. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shaken.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shaken. 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 Shaken.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shaken. See our Newspapers Page for Shaken.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shaken ...
Looking for more information about Shaken? 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 Shaken, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shaken.
Adding Shaken to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shaken 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 (so far) for Shaken was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Shaken post office opened in 1907. The Shaken post office closed in 1918.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shaken.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Pender, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shaken - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 910 code has been Overlayed with the 472 area code. New phone numbers in the Shaken area will be assigned with one of these codes: 910 or 472. As a result, placing a call in the Shaken area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |