Welcome to Shannon ...

Shannon is located in Muskingum County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shannon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

Shannon is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Shannon is located in the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Shannon ...

While we believe that this Shannon is located in Muskingum County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Shannon. Those communities are located in the following counties: Coshocton and Sandusky County.

Beyond Ohio, 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, Nevada, New Brunswick, North Carolina, 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 10 communities that are near Shannon.

• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,664 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
• Zanesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
  • Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,193 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zanesville <3>
• Heath
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
  • Heath is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heath <3>
• Coshocton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coshocton
  • Coshocton is located in Coshocton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coshocton <3>
• New Concord
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Concord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Concord
  • New Concord is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Concord <3>
• South Zanesville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Zanesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Zanesville
  • South Zanesville is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,095 people
• Roseville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
  • Roseville is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseville <3>
• Dresden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
  • Dresden is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dresden <3>
• Hanover
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Licking County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
• Philo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Philo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philo
  • Philo is located in Muskingum County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 728 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philo <3>

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 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.

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

Adding Shannon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shannon 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 Shannon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shannon post office opened in 1843.

We also found Shannon in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shannon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/