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Welcome to Shannontown ...

Shannontown is located in Sumter County<1>.

Shannontown is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shannontown: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Shannontown ...

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

  • Manning
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Summerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Turbeville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Mayesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pinewood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynchburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Paxville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mulberry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Privateer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
  • Cane Savannah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shannontown ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shannontown - 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 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Shannontown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Shannontown 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.