Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely 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. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shaw had a population of 201 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shaw had a population of 1,655 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Choctaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- O'Reilly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- O'Reilly is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Reilly
- Helm
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boyle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holly Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Holly Ridge is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Ridge
- Faisonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Heathman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Indianola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Renova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Elizabeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Elizabeth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Lehrton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
- Dahomy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stoneville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lobdell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lobdell is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lobdell
- Benoit
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Magenta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magenta is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magenta
- Baird
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quiver ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Quiver is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiver
- Merigold
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bolivar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bolivar is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
- Lake Vista
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Vista is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Vista
- Christmas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scott
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
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