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Welcome to Shaw ...

Shaw is located in Pickens County<1>.

Shaw is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shaw lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Shaw: 205 & 659<3>

Communities Also Named Shaw ...

While we believe that this Shaw is located in Pickens County, we know of another 2 Alabama communities named Shaw. Those communities are located in the following counties: Jefferson and Lauderdale County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 28 communities that are also named Shaw - they are located in Arkansas (2), 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.

  • Columbus
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Columbus is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <4>
  • Fayette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Vernon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Gordo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <4>
  • Reform
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Caledonia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Millport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carrollton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Carrollton is located in Pickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Kennedy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Belk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Belk is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people

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.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shaw ...

Looking for more information about Shaw? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Shaw, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Shaw area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Shaw area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.