Welcome to Shawanee ...
Shawanee is located in Claiborne County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shawanee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.
Shawanee is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Shawanee lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Shawanee: 423
Communities near Shawanee ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shawanee.
- Middlesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Alanthus Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanthus Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus Hill
- Alanthus Hill is located in Hancock County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,498 people
- Tazewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tazewell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
- Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,275 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <3>
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Minton Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minton Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minton Mill
- Minton Mill is located in Claiborne County
- Estimated population in 2014: 527 people
- Evans Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ferry
- Evans Ferry is located in Claiborne County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 293 people
- Braden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Fork Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Premier
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Premier. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Premier
- Premier is located in Bell County (KY)
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Premier
- From Shawanee to Premier
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 Shawanee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shawanee.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shawanee. 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 Shawanee.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawanee. See our Newspapers Page for Shawanee.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shawanee ...
Looking for more information about Shawanee? 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 Shawanee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shawanee.
Adding Shawanee to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shawanee 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 Shawanee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Shawanee post office opened in 1894.
We also found Shawanee in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shawanee.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Claiborne, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shawanee - 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |