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Welcome to Shaw ...

Shaw is located in Neosho County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shaw, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1885.

Shaw is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Shaw: 620

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), Colorado, Illinois (3), 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.

  • Parsons
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Chanute
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Humboldt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Erie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
    • Erie is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erie <3>
  • Saint Paul
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
    • Saint Paul is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <3>
  • Thayer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Altoona
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
    • Altoona is located in Wilson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
  • Walnut
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
    • Walnut is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Hepler
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hepler have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepler
    • Hepler is located in Crawford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
  • Galesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galesburg
    • Galesburg is located in Neosho County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 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.

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.<5>

From that list, the Shaw post office opened in 1885.

We also found Shaw in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shaw.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kansas' counties, including Neosho, 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/