Shawtown is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.
[1] Shawtown was laid out in 1882 when the New York, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad was extended to that point.
[2] A post office was established at Shawtown in 1881, and remained in operation until 1923.
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