Shawnee, Ohio
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 2002. It stands in Salt Lick Township. It lies in ZIP code area 43782. It stands on Shawnee Creek. The Survey maps it on the New Straitsville quadrangle. 505 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 853 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresShawnee fell from 655 to 505 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 655 | |
| 2020 | 505 | -150 (-23%) |
Then and now
1911 to 2002The same ground, surveyed 91 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1911 against another survey:
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1911 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS New Lexington quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS New Straitsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS New Straitsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS New Straitsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS New Straitsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS New Straitsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS New Straitsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:100000
- 2002 USGS New Straitsville quadrangle1:24000
Fires nearby
51 since 2006The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Shawnee between 2006 and 2020, burning about 54 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | DUKES OF HAZZARD |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | TRUCK FIRE |
| 21 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | STUMP |
| 19 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1921 |
| 13 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Wayne National Forest | STONE CHURCH FIRE |
| 13 June 2016 | Smoking | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | CUNNINGHAM |
| 4 May 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Ohio Department of Natural Resources | 1123 |
| 27 May 2018 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Wayne National Forest | BARN FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Specimens collected nearby
12 of 228 shownMuseums hold 228 specimens collected within 10 miles of Shawnee between 1890 and 1975: 178 Animalia, 25 Fungi, 18 Plantae, 5 Protozoa, 2 Unrecorded. 12 distinct Species records are shown. Collected by Bergstrom, J., Buchanan, J., Coker W. C. and others. Each is a physical object with a catalogue number, and each entry opens the museum's record. This is what was collected and kept, not a survey of what lives here - nothing can be concluded from a species being absent.
| Image | Species | Year | Collected by | Where, as recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | Pucciniastrum hydrangeae (Magnus) Arthur | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
![]() | Uromyces junci-effusi P.Syd. & Syd. | 1910 | W. A. Kellerman | |
![]() | Phaeoceros carolinianus (Michx.) Prosk. | 1890 | W. C. Werner | Rendville. |
![]() | Anomodon attenuatus (Hedw.) Huebener | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Anthoceros punctatus L. | 1891 | not recorded | Rendville |
![]() | Ascocoryne cylichnium (Tul.) Korf | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | |
| Brachythecium acuminatum (Hedw.) Austin | 1891 | W. C. Werner | ||
![]() | Callicladium haldanianum (Grev.) H.A.Crum | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Frullania eboracensis Gottsche | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
![]() | Holwaya gigantea (Peck) E.J.Durand | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | [Specific locality illegible.] |
![]() | Hypnum jutlandicum Holmen & E.Warncke | 1891 | W. C. Werner | Rendville |
| Panellus stipticus (Bull.) P.Karst. | 1891 | W. A. Kellerman | Rendville |
All 228 specimens within 10 miles, at the Global Biodiversity Information Facility.
Mines and quarries nearby
5 within 5 milesThe federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Shawnee: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxville Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Columbus Clay Plant | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Columbus Clay Plant | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kishler Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Nutter Brothers Clay Company Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms nearby
18 since 1994The National Weather Service names Shawnee in 18 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 2 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | $15,000 | Trees were blown down. There was damage to 1 roof and chimney. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | $5,000 | Several trees were knocked down. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | $5,000 | Trees were downed. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | $4,000 | Several trees were blown down. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | $3,000 | Trees and power lines were downed in Shawnee onto State Route 37 and across the southern edge of the county. As a result, many households observed power outages. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Shawnee | $2,000 | Heavy rainfall resulted in high water between Main Street and State Route 93 in the town of Shawnee. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | $2,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large branches and power lines. |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Shawnee | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | $500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree in Shawnee. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | $200 | One tree was blown down along Iron Point Road near Shawnee. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | Several trees fell across roads. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| June 2002 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Shawnee | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straitsville | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| McCuneville | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| New Straitsville | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Greeleyville | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Carrington | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Ludington | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Hemlock | 3.2 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Shawnee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2383206 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1076869. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Specimens. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), https://www.gbif.org/. Only records licensed CC0 or CC BY are used. Records licensed CC BY-NC are excluded because this site carries advertising. Images are checked individually and any whose licence is non-commercial, no-derivatives or unreadable is refused.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.
























