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Welcome to Fort Shawnee ...

The village of Fort Shawnee is located in Allen County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Shawnee: Ft. Shawnee

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Fort Shawnee had a population of 3,726 people.<2> (see below for details).

Fort Shawnee is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Fort Shawnee: 419 & 567<4>

Communities near Fort Shawnee ...

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

  • Lima
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Lima is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,440 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <5>
  • Wapakoneta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Marys
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Delphos
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Ada
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Ada is located in Hardin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
  • Bluffton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Spencerville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Columbus Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Elida
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elida is located in Allen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elida
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
  • Anna
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Anna is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,512 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <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 Fort Shawnee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Shawnee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Shawnee ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Allen, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fort Shawnee.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Fort Shawnee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 419 code has been Overlayed with the 567 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Shawnee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 419 or 567. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Shawnee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.