[6] Around the railroad station, new businesses opened to support the farmers, including a blacksmith shop, a store, a school, and a post office.

[6] The post office, which was incorporated in November 1893, was named Shattuck after a Santa Fe Railroad director.

Oklahoma State Highway 15 passes through the southeast part of Shattuck, leading northeast 30 miles (48 km) to Woodward.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km2), all land.

City Park has playground equipment, tennis courts, covered picnic facilities, and a mile-long Lighted Walking Trail at Centennial Lake.

[9] Lake Lloyd Vincent and the Ellis County Wildlife Management Area are well south of town, but in Shattuck’s zip code.

[14] The following locations are NRHP-listed: Shattuck National Bank Building was built in 1910, with a second floor added in 1913.

[9] The Ingle Brothers Broomcorn Warehouse was built in 1909, and is a gable-front brick building with a stepped gable.