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 Iberia Parish<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 near sea level<4>.

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

Shaw would have been located in the (337) area code.

Communities Also Named Shaw ...

While we believe that this Shaw is located in Iberia Parish, we know of another 2 Louisiana communities named Shaw. Those communities are located in the following parishes: Concordia and Grant Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 28 communities that are also named Shaw - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), Colorado, Illinois (3), Kansas, Kentucky, 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.

• New Iberia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Iberia
  • New Iberia is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Iberia <5>
• Youngsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngsville
  • Youngsville is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Youngsville <5>
• Broussard
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broussard
  • Broussard is located in Lafayette Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,076 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broussard <5>
• Breaux Bridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breaux Bridge
  • Breaux Bridge is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breaux Bridge <5>
• Saint Martinville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martinville
  • Saint Martinville is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Martinville <5>
• Jeanerette
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeanerette
  • Jeanerette is located in Iberia Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,169 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeanerette <5>
• Baldwin
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Saint Mary Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Baldwin <5>
• Delcambre
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delcambre have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delcambre
  • Delcambre is located in Vermilion Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,837 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delcambre <5>
• Henderson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
  • Henderson is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,785 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henderson <5>
• Parks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks
  • Parks is located in Saint Martin Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parks <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 State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/