Old Shawneetown, Illinois

Old Shawneetown, Illinois
Old Shawneetown Court House in 1937
Location of Old Shawneetown in Gallatin County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 37°41′54″N 88°8′13″W / 37.69833°N 88.13694°W / 37.69833; -88.13694
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyGallatin
TownshipShawnee
Area
  Total
0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
  Land0.51 sq mi (1.32 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
348 ft (106 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
113
  Density221.57/sq mi (85.51/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62984
Area code618
FIPS code17-55756
GNIS ID2399569
Wikimedia CommonsOld Shawneetown, Illinois

Old Shawneetown is a village in Shawnee Township, Gallatin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the village had a population of 113, down from 193 at the 2010 census. Located along the Ohio River, Shawneetown served as an important United States government administrative center for the Northwest Territory. The village was devastated by the Ohio River flood of 1937. The village's population was moved several miles inland to New Shawneetown.