Shawnee is a ghost town in Angelina County, in the U.S. state of Texas.[1] It is located within the Lufkin, Texas micropolitan area.
Shawnee, Texas | |
|---|---|
  Shawnee  Shawnee | |
| Coordinates: 31°12′50″N 94°29′57″W / 31.2138003°N 94.4990922°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Angelina |
| Elevation | 236 ft (72 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 936 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1380525[1] |
History
editShawnee was one of the first communities in the county during the antebellum Texas era. There was a barrel stave making operation in Shawnee during the start of the 20th century on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad at the community's switch station. The majority of workers here were from the former Yugoslavia and shipped their products to Germany. There was also farming and turpentine manufacturing in the community. It was listed as having one business and 25 inhabitants by the Texas Almanac in the 1930s and 1940s.[2]
Geography
editShawnee was located on the Texas and New Orleans Railroad at the intersection of U.S. Highway 69 and Farm to Market Road 1818, 4 mi (6.4 km) northwest of Zavalla and north of Shawnee Creek and the ghost town of Shawnee Prairie in central Angelina County.[2]
Education
editToday, the ghost town is located within the Huntington Independent School District.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shawnee, Angelina County, Texas
- ^ a b Biesele, Megan. "Shawnee, TX (Angelina County)". tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
 | This article about a location in Angelina County, Texas is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |