Welcome to Shaw ...

Shaw is located in Boone County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shaw, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Shaw is 860 feet [262 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 (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Shaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Shaw: This one is located in Boone County and the other is located in Saint Louis City.

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

• Columbia
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 124,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Fulton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  • Fulton is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <4>
• Centralia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <4>
• Ashland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Hallsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hallsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
  • Hallsville is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hallsville <4>
• Auxvasse
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auxvasse
  • Auxvasse is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 979 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auxvasse <4>
• Sturgeon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeon
  • Sturgeon is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgeon <4>
• New Bloomfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Bloomfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bloomfield
  • New Bloomfield is located in Callaway County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 679 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Bloomfield <4>
• Harrisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Harrisburg is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrisburg <4>
• Rocheport
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocheport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocheport
  • Rocheport is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocheport <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 1894.

We also found Shaw on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

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 Boone County: www.showmeboone.com/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/