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This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Shannonville. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Shannonville.<1>

Our sources for Shannonville (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Shannonville other than they indicate that Shannonville would be found somewhere in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1826 and closed  in 1899.

Communities Also Named Shannonville ...

We found three communities that share the name Shannonville.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Shannonville is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Shannonville [Crittenden County].
    • Montana
      • Sanders County
      • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Shannonville [Sanders County].
    • Ontario
      • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Shannonville.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Shannonville ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Shannonville:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Shannonville - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

More Orphans in  Montgomery County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Montgomery County.

AbramsLower Providence
Academy 
Aiden LairMcLean's
AlbidaleMelmar
Alnwick GroveMerion Square
Ambler HighlandsMerion Station
AramingoMilitia Hill
Arlingham HillsMill Park
Arundel VillageMiquon Hills
 Mitchell Park
BarmouthMogees
Barry HeightsMontgomery Square
BevanMontgomery
Brookwater ParkMoreland Farms
 Morewood
Cabinet 
Camp HillNarbrook Park
CamphillNorristonville
Cedar Brook - Melrose ParkNorth Ardmore
Center PointNorth Glenside
Chapel Hill 
CherrydaleOaklane Manor
Cinnamon HillsOgontz School
Cloverdale ParkOgontz
College ParkOreland Gardens
Country Club EstatesOverbrook Hills
CrestviewOverbrook
Crooked HillOverleigh
Culpepper Woods 
Curren TerracePaul Brook
Curtis HillsPenarth
CusterPenn Square Village
Custis WoodsPenn Village
Cynwyd HillsPerkiomen Bridge
 Perkiomen Village
Davis GrovePhilmont Park
DeercroftPhilmont
DerwynPort Indian
DouglassProspective
 Protectory
EarnestProvidence Square
Eden Croft 
Elliger ParkRambo
ElmRebel Hill
ErlenReservoir
 Ringing Hill
FentonRinging Rock Park
Fern VillageRowland Park
Flourtown GardensRudy
Fort HillRumilla
Fulmor Heights 
 Salford Heights
General WayneSanatoga Park
GlenhurstSandy Hill
Glenside GardensSchuylkill Hills
Glenside HeightsShoemakertown
Grand View ParkSorrel Horse
Graters FordSouth Hatfield
Greenridge FarmsSwankville
Gulf Mills 
 Three Tons
Halford HillsTwickinham Village
Harpers 
HartranftUnion Square
Hatboro WestUpland Terrace
High ParkUpper Hanover
Hillegas StationUpper Merion
HoytUpper Salford
Hunter Hill 
Huntingdon MeadowsValley View Farms
  
IronbridgeWashington Square Gardens
 Waverly Heights
June MeadowsWest Ambler
Just A FarmWest Telford
 Westover Woods
KneedlerWhite Marsh Junction
 Whitehall Park
La MottWhitemarsh Hills
Lafayette HillWhitemarsh Valley Farms
LawndaleWilliam Penn
LederachsvilleWissahickon Village
Limerick BridgeWoodside
Limerick StationWyncote Hills
Lindberg TerraceWyndmoor Valley
Link Belt 
LlandrillaYork Gardens
Locustwood 
Lower MerionZieglersville Station

Footnotes ...

<1>This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
<2>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/