Shawneetown, Missouri

Unincorporated community in the American state of Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, United States

Shawneetown, Missouri

unincorporated community

Location of Cape Girardeau, Missouri

Coordinates: 37°33′04″N 89°39′07″W﻿ / ﻿37.55111°N 89.65194°W﻿ / 37.55111; -89.65194
Country| United States
State| Missouri
County| Cape Girardeau
Township| Shawnee Township
Area

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• Total

| 0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
• Land| 0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2)
• Water| 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation

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| 518 ft (158 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total

| 132
• Density| 223.73/sq mi (86.36/km2)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code|

63755

Area code| 573
FIPS code| 29-67124[3]
GNIS feature ID| 731650 [2]

Shawneetown is an unincorporated community in Shawnee Township in northern Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States.[2] It is located twenty miles north of Cape Girardeau and is part of the Cape Girardeau–Jackson, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

## Demographics

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Historical population Census| Pop.| Note| %±

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2020| 132| | —
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

## Etymology

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Shawneetown sits on the site of a former Shawnee community, hence the name.[5]

## History

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Shawneetown was site of one of the six Shawnee and Delaware villages along Apple Creek in both Perry and Cape Girardeau counties and Indian Creek. The village was inhabited by Shawnee immigrants from Ohio and Indiana and Delaware immigrants originally from Delaware and New Jersey, but residing with the Shawnee in Ohio and Indiana. The Shawnee and Delaware first immigrated into the area, on request by the Spanish authorities, in 1787, to act as a buffer between the French settlements to the north and the Osage Indians to the south. The French settlers called their village Village Sauvage (French: savage or wild village). The Shawnee and Delaware were forced to give up their Spanish land grants and leave the area in 1825. The vacant land was later resettled by Americans.[5][6] Shawneetown operated its own post office in the years 1871–1907, and 1913–1946, and is also home to Trinity Lutheran church.[7]

## Education

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Most of Shawneetown is in the Jackson R-2 School District, while a portion is in Oak Ridge R-VI School District.[8] The former district operates Jackson High School.

## References

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1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shawneetown, Missouri
3. ^ Hometown Locator: Missouri http://www.roadsidethoughts.com/mo/shawneetown-xx-cape-girardeau-misc.htm
4. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
5. ^ a b State Historical Society of Missouri: Cape Girardeau County Place Names http://shs.umsystem.edu/manuscripts/ramsay/ramsay_cape_girardeau.html
6. ^ A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri http://thelibrary.org/lochist/moser/girardpl.html
7. ^ Missouri Post History http://www.missouripostalhistory.org/ca031jn.htm
8. ^ Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cape Girardeau County, MO (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 1, 2022. \- Text list

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Municipalities and communities of Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, United States

County seat: Jackson

Cities|

* Cape Girardeau‡
* Delta
* Jackson
* Scott City‡

Map of Missouri highlighting Cape Girardeau County

Villages|

* Allenville
* Gordonville
* Oak Ridge
* Old Appleton‡
* Pocahontas
* Whitewater

Townships|

* Apple Creek
* Byrd
* Cape Girardeau
* Hubble
* Kinder
* Liberty
* Randol
* Shawnee
* Welch
* Whitewater

CDPs|

* Burfordville
* Dutchtown
* Millersville
* New Wells
* Shawneetown

Other
communities|

* Arbor
* Arnsberg
* Bainbridge
* Blomeyer
* Crump
* Daisy
* Dissen
* Egypt Mills
* Friedheim
* Fruitland
* Gravel Hill
* Hickory Ridge
* Hilderbrand
* Hines Landing
* Houck
* Kurreville
* Leemon
* Moccasin Springs
* Neely's Landing
* Oriole
* Randles
* Rum Branch
* Tilsit

Ghost towns|

* Lovejoy
* Stroderville

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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