Shawnee Ohio Map

About Shawnee, Ohio

Shawnee is a locality in Perry County, Ohio, United States. It is a small community with a population of 747. The population density is 45.0 people per km². Shawnee is located at 39.1397°N, 84.7778°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 43782.

Shawnee emerges from the rugged topography of the Appalachian foothills, where the dark, cool water of Shawnee Creek carves a narrow path through the earth. It lies 19.9 miles north-northwest of Athens, OH (from Athens, OH: bearing 343°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of New Lexington. The landscape is defined by the steep, wooded slopes of Dugan Ridge that loom to the west, casting long, violet shadows across the valley floor as the sun dips low. Tecumsey Lake sits quiet and reflective at the center of this terrain, its surface often mirroring the dense, green canopy of the surrounding Wayne National Forest. The air here holds a distinct, earthy weight, scented with damp shale and the persistent, quiet growth of timber that blankets the steep inclines of the region.

Shawnee retains the weathered architecture of a coal mining past, its streets lined with brick facades that speak to an era when the local economy relied heavily upon the extraction of earth’s bounty. While the industrial fervor has long since faded into a more measured, deliberate pace of life, the remnants of that history remain visible in the sturdy, time-worn structures that anchor the village. Residents move with a quiet purpose, often finding their way toward the nearby trails of the Wayne National Forest or the more distant reaches of the Buckeye Trail to escape the stillness of the Dixie Hollow basin. The character of Shawnee is one of endurance, marked by a quiet resilience that persists long after the fires of the old furnaces have cooled into memory.

About This Shawnee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shawnee, Ohio. Coordinates: 39.139668, -84.777755. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Shawnee includes the ZIP code (43782), telephone area code (740), county seat of Perry County (New Lexington), and school district assignment (Three Rivers Local School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.