Shawneetown, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Evansville (IN). It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the northeast of Shawneetown and has a population of 121,582 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Henderson (KY). It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the east of Shawneetown and has a population of 27,373 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Benton	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	6,957	1.12% increase
	Carmi	N	25 mi [40.23 km]	5,203	4.04% decrease
	Carterville	W	49 mi [78.9 km]	5,441	17.87% increase
	Eldorado	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	4,392	3.13% decrease
	Fairfield	N	46 mi [74 km]	5,165	4.72% decrease
	Harrisburg	W	19 mi [30.58 km]	9,582	2.82% decrease
	Herrin	W	46 mi [74 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
	Johnston City	W	41 mi [66 km]	3,477	2.25% decrease
	Marion	W	40 mi [64.4 km]	17,388	8.44% increase
	Metropolis	SW	48 mi [77.2 km]	6,540	0.89% increase
	West Frankfort	W	42 mi [67.6 km]	8,190	---
	Mount Vernon (IN)	NE	21 mi [33.8 km]	6,980	6.66% decrease
	Madisonville (KY)	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	19,106	1.04% decrease
	Princeton (KY)	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	6,398	2.11% decrease
	Providence (KY)	SE	32 mi [51.5 km]	3,419	5.32% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Cave-In-Rock	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	307	11.27% decrease
	Equality	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	668	7.35% decrease
	Gaskins City	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Junction	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	129	7.19% decrease
	Muddy	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	73	6.41% decrease
	New Haven	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	442	7.34% decrease
	Old Shawneetown	SE	2 mi [3.22 km]	258	7.19% decrease
	Omaha	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	244	7.22% decrease
	Ridgway	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	860	7.33% decrease
	Saline City	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Texas City	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Breckinridge Center (KY)	E	17 mi [27.36 km]	---
	Morganfield (KY)	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	3,294	5.72% decrease
	Sturgis (KY)	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,925	5.17% decrease
	Uniontown (KY)	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,020	4.14% decrease

Gallatin County

Shawneetown is located in Gallatin County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gallatin: White, Posey (IN), Union (KY), Hardin, Saline and Hamilton.

While not sharing a border with Gallatin, the following counties are close to Shawneetown: Pope, Crittenden (KY) and Webster (KY).

Below are counties that are near Shawneetown (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Shawneetown:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Shawneetown
	Edwards County	N	Grayville	38 miles [61 km]
	Franklin County	NW	Ferber	33 miles [53 km]
	Hamilton County	NW	Broughton	21 miles [33 km]
	Hardin County	S	Saline Tip Ferry	8 miles [12 km]
	Johnson County	W	New Burnside	33 miles [53 km]
	Perry County	W	Corinth	33 miles [53 km]
	Pope County	SW	Herod	16 miles [25 km]
	Saline County	W	Horseshoe	10 miles [16 km]
	Wayne County	N	Mill Shoals	37 miles [59 km]
	White County	N	Roland	15 miles [24 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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