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

Shawanee is within the boundaries of the (423) area code.

Communities near Shawanee ...

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

• Middlesboro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesboro
  • Middlesboro is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlesboro <3>
• New Tazewell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tazewell
  • New Tazewell is located in Claiborne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Tazewell <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <3>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
  • Braden is located in Union County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 277 people
• Stony Fork Junction
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Fork Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork Junction
  • Stony Fork Junction is located in Bell County (KY)
• Yellow Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
  • Yellow Creek is located in Bell County (KY)

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.<5>

From that list, the Shawanee post office opened in 1894.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shawanee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shawanee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/