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Welcome to Shouns ...

Shouns is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shouns, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Shouns is 2,300 feet [701 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Shouns is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Shouns: 423 & 729<3>

Communities near Shouns ...

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

  • Boone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
  • Winchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Winchester is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,547 people
  • Norris
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Norris is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
    • Estimated population in 2014: 1,652 people
  • Jefferson
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Trade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • West Jefferson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Banner Elk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Dowell ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Dowell is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowell
    • Estimated population in 2014: 364 people
  • Beech Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Lansing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shouns ...

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

Adding Shouns to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shouns 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 (so far) for Shouns was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shouns post office opened in 1905. The Shouns post office closed in 1973.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shouns.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shouns - 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Shouns area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Shouns 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/