Welcome to Shawtown ...
Shawtown is located in Eau Claire County<1>.
We aren't confident of the location of Shawtown, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shawtown, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.
Shawtown is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Shawtown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Telephone area codes for Shawtown: (715) & (534)<4>
Communities Also Named Shawtown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Shawtown - they are located in Alabama, Delaware, North Carolina, Ohio (2) and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shawtown.
Communities near Shawtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shawtown.
- Menomonie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Chippewa Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Altoona
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Lake Hallie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Mondovi
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Fall Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Colfax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Strum
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strum
- Strum is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Elk Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Eleva
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleva
- Eleva is located in Trempealeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
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 Shawtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shawtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shawtown. 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 Shawtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shawtown. See our Newspapers Page for Shawtown.
Adding Shawtown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shawtown 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 Shawtown was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shawtown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shawtown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Eau Claire County: www.co.eau-claire.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Eau Claire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shawtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715). |
| <5> | 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. |