Shawtown, Morrow County, Ohio

Shawtown is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.^[1]

Shawtown was named for the Shaw family of pioneer settlers who arrived in the area around the time of the War of 1812.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shawtown, Morrow County, Ohio
↑ History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 377.

Municipalities and communities of Morrow County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Mount Gilead

City	Galion‡

Villages	Cardington Chesterville Edison Fulton Marengo Mount Gilead Sparta

Townships	Bennington Canaan Cardington Chester Congress Franklin Gilead Harmony Lincoln North Bloomfield Perry Peru South Bloomfield Troy Washington Westfield

CDPs	Candlewood Lake Iberia

Unincorporated communities	Bloomfield Blooming Grove Climax Denmark Fargo Johnsville North Woodbury Pagetown Pulaskiville Saint James Shawtown South Woodbury Steam Corners Vails Corners West Liberty West Point Westfield Williamsport

Ghost towns	Aaronsburg Florida Grove Jamestown Morehouse Moshers Mill Queen Settlement Rome Steiners Corner Tyrone

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

Coordinates: 40°29′00″N 82°57′51″W / 40.48333°N 82.96417°W / 40.48333; -82.96417

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