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Shawnee Town

Ghost town · Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

Shawnee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Shawnee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shawnee Town is a ghost town in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. It is one of 5 former communities in Pottawatomie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 44 Oklahoma counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shawnee Town as a historical populated place on the Shawnee topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 35.2869° N, 96.9100° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShawnee
Elevation1,041 ft
Nearest living townTecumseh, OK
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2438069
Coordinates35.28694, -96.91000

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What's there now

Shawnee Town is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Tecumseh, OK (population 6,320), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,041 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Shawnee Town?

Shawnee Town is in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, at 35.2869, -96.9100.

How many ghost towns are in Pottawatomie County?

Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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