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Shahan

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท ALABAMA

A historical populated place in Etowah County, Alabama, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Shahan
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Alabama
County
Etowah County
USGS Map
Steele
Coordinates
33.9742643, -86.1899766
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GNIS Feature ID
140712

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 140712. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 1:62,500-scale topographic maps; various edition dates. Represents new or changed names from published editions. Map name and year of publication follow (if known):
  • Text Newspaper, use form AL-T167/Name/Date.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.