Welcome to Shaw ...

Shaw is located in Lincoln County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shaw, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Shaw is 5,150 feet [1,570 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Shaw is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Shaw lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Shaw: 719

Communities Also Named Shaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Shaw - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), 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.

• Arriba
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arriba
  • Arriba is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arriba <3>
• Thurman ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thurman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurman
  • Thurman is located in Washington County
• Lindon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindon
  • Lindon is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindon <3>
• Anton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
  • Anton is located in Washington County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton <3>
• Arickaree ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arickaree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arickaree
  • Arickaree is located in Washington County
• Bovina
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bovina have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bovina
  • Bovina is located in Lincoln County
  • Former name for Bovina:
  • Bo Vina
• Last Chance
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Last Chance
  • Last Chance is located in Washington County
• Genoa
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Genoa is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Genoa <3>
• Wiladel ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wiladel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiladel
  • Wiladel is located in Washington County
• Flagler
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagler
  • Flagler is located in Kit Carson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flagler <3>

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.

Adding Shaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shaw in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Shaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Shaw post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shaw.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/