Welcome to Shaw ...

So far, we found very little information about Shaw. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shaw to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shaw, please Contact Us.

Shaw would have been located within present day Craighead County<2>.

The location of Shaw has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shaw is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Shaw was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The location where Shaw once stood is in the (870) area code.

Communities Also Named Shaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Arkansas communities named Shaw: This one is located in Craighead County and the other is located in Saline County.

Beyond Arkansas, there are 28 communities that are also named Shaw - they are located in Alabama (3), Colorado, Illinois (3), Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana (3), Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shaw.

Communities near Shaw ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shaw.

• Jonesboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <5>
• Trumann
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trumann have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trumann
  • Trumann is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trumann <5>
• Brookland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookland
  • Brookland is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookland <5>
• Manila
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
  • Manila is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manila <5>
• Lake City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Lake City is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <5>
• Marked Tree
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marked Tree
  • Marked Tree is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marked Tree <5>
• Leachville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leachville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leachville
  • Leachville is located in Mississippi County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leachville <5>
• Bay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay
  • Bay is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <5>
• Lepanto
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lepanto have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lepanto
  • Lepanto is located in Poinsett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lepanto <5>
• Monette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monette
  • Monette is located in Craighead County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,629 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monette <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Shaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shaw.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shaw. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shaw.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shaw. See our Newspapers Page for Shaw.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Craighead County: www.craigheadcounty.org/

The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/