Shannon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Floyd County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Rome, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Shannon had a population of 1,919.
History
The first settlement at Shannon, first called Ridge Valley, then Hermitage, was made in the 1830s.
Geography
Shannon is located in northeastern Floyd County between Rome and Calhoun, just off Highway 53. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Shannon CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.86%, is water.