Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Shaw (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Shaw. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Shaw is located in Boone County.
To see how the shape of Missouri's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Boone County: Audrain, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard, Moniteau & Randolph.
Below are the counties that are near Shaw. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Shaw:
- Boone County (The home county of Shaw)
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Stephens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Moores Switch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Pierpont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pierpont is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierpont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 77 people
- Hallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- McBaine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McBaine is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBaine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
- Riggs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Huntsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Huntsdale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Centralia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oldham is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Audrain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Larrabee
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Thompson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Thompson is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson
- Mexico
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Saling ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saling is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saling
- Vandiver
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
- Tulip
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Tulip is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip
- Benton City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Benton City is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Rush Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rush Hill is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Callaway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Stephens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stephens is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Lindbergh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lindbergh is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindbergh
- Hatton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Kingdom City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Fulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Auxvasse
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Folsom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Folsom is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Folsom
- New Bloomfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Mykee Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Lake Mykee Town is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mykee Town
- Estimated population in 2018: 351 people
- Holts Summit
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Hord ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hord
- Cedar City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cedar City is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
- Mokane
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Centertown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jefferson City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41,972 people
- Jefferson City has also been known as:
- Jeff City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jefferson City <1>
- Saint Martins
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Saint Martins is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Martins
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Scruggs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Scruggs is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs
- Lohman
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Osage City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Osage City is located in Cole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage City
- Cooper County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Wooldridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Wooldridge is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooldridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Prairie Home
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Home is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Home
- Population from the 2020 Census: 280 people
- Clarks Fork
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Clarks Fork is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Fork
- Windsor Place village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Windsor Place village has also been known as:
- Windsor Place village
- Pisgah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Boonville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lone Elm is located in Cooper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Elm
- Howard County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Sebree
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Burton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burton is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton
- Fayette
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Moniteau County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Lupus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lupus is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- McGirk is located in Moniteau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGirk
- California
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monroe County
- Middle Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Middle Grove is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Grove
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Isbell ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Isbell is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isbell
- Bonnots Mill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- French Village ‑ Historic
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- French Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Village
- Randolph County
- The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Clark
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Renick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Renick is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Higbee
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Shaw, see our County-by-County Page for Shaw.
Cemeteries Near Shaw ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Shaw.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Shaw - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Shaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Prairie Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Simpson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hinkson Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olivet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Youngers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Grove Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Jewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fortney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Bridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Shaw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Shaw.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Switzler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Switzler is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
- Stephens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Moores Switch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Millersburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Deer Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Earl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Hatton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Points ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Hinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Carrington is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrington
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Midway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Midway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Shaw. See our List of 1890's Communities around Shaw.
Newspapers Published in Shaw ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Shaw.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Shaw, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Shaw.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Shaw:
- Websites specific to Missouri
- Pages specific to Boone County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Audrain County
- Callaway County
- Cole County
- Cooper County
- Howard County
- Moniteau County
- Monroe County
- Osage County
- Randolph County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Missouri
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |