Welcome to Shawnee Prairie ...
Although we found mention of Shawnee Prairie during our research, we have little information about it.<1> Given the context of how Shawnee Prairie was mentioned, we believe that it was a community rather than a locale or some type of landmark. We have done a cursory search and if it was a community, we haven't been able to find any evidence that it still exists..
We've added Shawnee Prairie to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shawnee Prairie, please Contact Us.
Shawnee Prairie is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).
The location of Shawnee Prairie has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
A typical abbreviation for Shawnee Prairie: Shawnee Pr.
Shawnee Prairie is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where we believe that Shawnee Prairie might be (or was) located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
We believe that Shawnee Prairie would be found within the (936) area code.
Communities near Shawnee Prairie ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shawnee Prairie.
- Lufkin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lufkin
- Lufkin is located in Angelina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,955 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lufkin <4>
- Hudson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Diboll
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diboll
- Diboll is located in Angelina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Diboll <4>
- Huntington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huntington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Huntington is located in Angelina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,079 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <4>
- Burke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burke
- Burke is located in Angelina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 727 people
- Zavalla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zavalla
- Zavalla is located in Angelina County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zavalla <4>
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Tyler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
- Broaddus
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Broaddus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broaddus
- Broaddus is located in San Augustine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broaddus <4>
- Oak Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Bald Hill
(7 miles [11.3 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 Shawnee Prairie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shawnee Prairie.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shawnee Prairie. 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 Shawnee Prairie.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawnee Prairie. See our Newspapers Page for Shawnee Prairie.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shawnee Prairie ...
Looking for more information about Shawnee Prairie? 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 Shawnee Prairie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shawnee Prairie.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Angelina County: www.angelinacounty.net/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer. For example, we might find a sentence like "He went north past Shawnee Prairie and then turned east". While Shawnee Prairie could be some kind of landmark, we think that it's more likely to be a community. We've added Shawnee Prairie as a placeholder with the hope that we'll be able to add more information in the future. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Miller Creek to see Pete ... Miller Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Shawnee Prairie could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shawnee Prairie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |