Welcome to Shavertown ...
Shavertown is located in Luzerne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shavertown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
Shavertown is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shavertown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Shavertown: 570 & 272<3>
Communities Also Named Shavertown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Shavertown: This one is located in Luzerne County and the other is located in Delaware County.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 3 communities that are also named Shavertown - they are located in New York and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shavertown.
Communities near Shavertown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shavertown.
- Scranton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkes-Barre
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nanticoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Forge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Forge
- Old Forge is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,838 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Old Forge <4>
- Pittston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Taylor is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <4>
- Moosic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moosic have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moosic
- Moosic is located in Lackawanna County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moosic <4>
- Plymouth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
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 Shavertown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shavertown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shavertown. 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 Shavertown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shavertown. See our Newspapers Page for Shavertown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shavertown ...
Looking for more information about Shavertown? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Shavertown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shavertown.
Adding Shavertown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shavertown 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 Shavertown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Shavertown post office opened in 1891.
We also found Shavertown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shavertown.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Luzerne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shavertown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 570 code has been Overlayed with the 272 area code. New phone numbers in the Shavertown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 570 or 272. As a result, placing a call in the Shavertown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |