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Welcome to Shannon ...

Shannon is located in Eureka County<1>.

Shannon is 5,660 feet [1,725 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Shannon is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Shannon lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Shannon: 775

Communities Also Named Shannon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Shannon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Kansas (3), Kentucky, Mississippi, New Brunswick, North Carolina, Ohio (3), Oregon, Pennsylvania, Quebec, South Carolina (2), Texas (2) and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Shannon ...

We have created a list of 9 communities that are near Shannon.

  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mineral is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
  • Alpha ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Alpha is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Mineral Hill ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Mineral Hill is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Hill
  • Blackburn ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Blackburn is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
  • Cortez ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cortez is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortez
  • Crescent Valley
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tenabo ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tenabo is located in Lander County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenabo
  • Diamond City ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Diamond City is located in Eureka County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond City
  • Huntington ‑ Historic
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntington is located in Elko County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shannon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shannon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shannon ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nevada's counties, including Eureka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shannon - 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.