Shawnee, Colorado

Shawnee is an unincorporated community and post office in northern Park County, Colorado, United States, that is a historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Shawnee is situated along the North Fork South Platte River, west of Bailey on U.S. Route 285.

Shawnee also consists of award winning fly fishing ranches, Ben Tyler Trail, and the subdivisions, Singleton and Belford Heights.

A post office named Fairville, Colorado opened on September 13, 1878.

The Shawnee Historic District was added to the NRHP July 8, 2010.

Shawnee town and railroad station taken in the 1880s.
Shawnee town and railroad station taken in the 1880s.
Map of Colorado highlighting Park County