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Welcome to Shoentown ...

Shoentown is located in Schuylkill County<1>.

Shoentown is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Shoentown ...

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

  • Tamaqua
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Carmel
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Schuylkill Haven
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shenandoah
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hamburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West Hazleton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • West Hazleton is located in Luzerne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hazleton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,318 people
  • Minersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Mahanoy City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Lansford
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Frackville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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 Shoentown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shoentown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shoentown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Schuylkill, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shoentown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.