Shawtown, Morrow County, Ohio

Shawtown is an unincorporated community in Morrow County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

Shawtown was named for the Shaw family of pioneer settlers who arrived in the area around the time of the War of 1812.[2]

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shawtown, Morrow County, Ohio
  2. History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O.L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p. 377.



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