Old Shawneetown, Illinois
Old Shawneetown, Illinois | |
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Old Shawneetown Court House in 1937 | |
Location of Old Shawneetown in Gallatin County, Illinois. | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′50″N 88°08′20″W / 37.69722°N 88.13889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Gallatin |
| Township | Shawnee |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2) |
| • Land | 0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 348 ft (106 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 113 |
| • Density | 221.5/sq mi (85.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 62984 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-55756 |
| GNIS ID | 2399569 |
Old Shawneetown is a village in Shawnee Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 113, down from 193 at the 2010 census. Located along the Ohio River, Shawneetown served as an important United States government administrative center for the Northwest Territory. The village was devastated by the Ohio River flood of 1937. The village's population was moved several miles inland to New Shawneetown.