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Welcome to Shatto ...

Shatto is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shatto, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Shatto is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shatto: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Shatto ...

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

  • Ravenswood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ripley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spencer
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Racine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Racine is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 654 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Racine <4>
  • Reedy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Reedy is located in Roane County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Leon
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Leon is located in Mason County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
  • Aplin ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Aplin is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aplin
  • Kenna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Meadowdale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Meadowdale is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowdale
  • Angerona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Angerona is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angerona

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shatto ...

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

Adding Shatto to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shatto 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 Shatto was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Shatto post office opened in 1904. The Shatto post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shatto.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shatto - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Shatto area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Shatto 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/