Welcome to Shotwell ...

Shotwell is located in Wake County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Shotwell, so consider the above location to be an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shotwell, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Shotwell is 290 feet [88 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Shotwell: (919) and (984)<4>

Communities Also Named Shotwell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shotwell - they are located in Alabama and Missouri.

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

Communities near Shotwell ...

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

• Raleigh
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raleigh
  • Raleigh is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 474,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raleigh <5>
• Wake Forest
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake Forest
  • Wake Forest is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wake Forest <5>
• Garner
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
  • Garner is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garner <5>
• Clayton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
• Knightdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knightdale have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightdale
  • Knightdale is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,122 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knightdale <5>
• Smithfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,333 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Wendell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wendell
  • Wendell is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,387 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wendell <5>
• Rolesville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolesville
  • Rolesville is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rolesville <5>
• Selma
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma
  • Selma is located in Johnston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Selma <5>
• Zebulon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
  • Zebulon is located in Wake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,514 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zebulon <5>

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 Shotwell. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shotwell.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shotwell ...

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

Adding Shotwell to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shotwell 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 Shotwell was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Shotwell post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shotwell.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wake County: www.wakegov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/