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Welcome to Big Shanty ...Big Shanty is located in McKean County<1>. We aren't confident of the location of Big Shanty, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Big Shanty, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881. Big Shanty is 2,090 feet [637 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Big Shanty lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time The telephone area code for Big Shanty: (814) Communities near Big Shanty ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Big Shanty.
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 Big Shanty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Big Shanty. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Big Shanty. 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 Big Shanty. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Big Shanty. See our Newspapers Page for Big Shanty. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Big Shanty ...Looking for more information about Big Shanty? 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 Big Shanty, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Big Shanty. Adding Big Shanty to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Big Shanty 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 Big Shanty was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Big Shanty in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Big Shanty. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Shanty. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/ Footnotes ...
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