SHAWNEETOWN, p-v, Gallatin co. III, 195 s. s. E. Springfield, 762 W. Situated on the N. w. bank of Ohio r, 10 ins. below the mouth of the Wabash r. The bank of the r. has a gradual ascent, but not sufficient to prevent inundation in extreme high floods. It has 12 or 15 stores, a printing office, a bank, a United States land office, and 862 inhabitants. It was laid out in 1814, and is one of the most commercial places in southern Illinois. Pop. of the t. 1,780. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the United States..., 1840)
SHAWNEETOWN A thriving post town of Gallatin county, on the Ohio river, 9 miles below the mouth of the Wabash, and 260 below Louisville, Kentucky. It derives its name from the Shawnee tribe of Indians who once occupied this site. The landing for steamboats is good, and large quantities of provisions and produce are shipped from this place, which is one of the most commercial importance in the south-east part of the state. It was once the county seat. A newspaper is published here. L. M. Healy, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)