WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Shannon
    n 1: United States electrical engineer who pioneered
         mathematical communication theory (1916-2001) [syn:
         Shannon, Claude Shannon, Claude E. Shannon, Claude
         Elwood Shannon]

U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Shannon -- U.S. County in Missouri
   Population (2000):    8324
   Housing Units (2000): 3862
   Land area (2000):     1003.831958 sq. miles (2599.912726 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.153621 sq. miles (0.397876 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1003.985579 sq. miles (2600.310602 sq. km)
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             37.125329 N, 91.398422 W
   Headwords:
    Shannon
    Shannon, MO
    Shannon County
    Shannon County, MO


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Shannon -- U.S. County in South Dakota
   Population (2000):    12466
   Housing Units (2000): 3123
   Land area (2000):     2093.881613 sq. miles (5423.128251 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    2.766219 sq. miles (7.164474 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2096.647832 sq. miles (5430.292725 sq. km)
   Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
   Location:             43.279002 N, 102.485904 W
   Headwords:
    Shannon
    Shannon, SD
    Shannon County
    Shannon County, SD


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Shannon, NC -- U.S. Census Designated Place in North Carolina
   Population (2000):    197
   Housing Units (2000): 86
   Land area (2000):     1.024759 sq. miles (2.654113 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    1.024759 sq. miles (2.654113 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            60940
   Located within:       North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
   Location:             34.847003 N, 79.140071 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     28386
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shannon, NC
    Shannon


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Shannon, GA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Georgia
   Population (2000):    1682
   Housing Units (2000): 723
   Land area (2000):     5.017159 sq. miles (12.994382 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.017159 sq. miles (12.994382 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            69868
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             34.341559 N, 85.079719 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shannon, GA
    Shannon


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Shannon, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    854
   Housing Units (2000): 357
   Land area (2000):     0.478872 sq. miles (1.240273 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.478872 sq. miles (1.240273 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            68991
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             42.152039 N, 89.740211 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     61078
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shannon, IL
    Shannon


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Shannon, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    1657
   Housing Units (2000): 691
   Land area (2000):     4.106558 sq. miles (10.635935 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.106558 sq. miles (10.635935 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            66720
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             34.116826 N, 88.701520 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     38868
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Shannon, MS
    Shannon