Welcome to Shaw ...

Shaw is primarily located in Carlisle County<1>. A portion of Shaw extends into Graves County.

The location of Shaw has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shaw, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Shaw is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shaw lies within the (270) area code.

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), Kansas, 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.

• Paducah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
• Mayfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Metropolis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
  • Metropolis is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <4>
• Clinton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Hickman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• La Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Center
  • La Center is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Center <4>
• Brookport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>
• Bardwell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bardwell
  • Bardwell is located in Carlisle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bardwell <4>
• Wickliffe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
  • Wickliffe is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickliffe <4>
• Barlow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Barlow is located in Ballard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
• Wingo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo
  • Wingo is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wingo <4>

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 1900.

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 Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/