Welcome to Fort Shaw ...

Fort Shaw is located in Cascade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Shaw, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Shaw: Ft. Shaw

Fort Shaw is 3,500 feet [1,067 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Fort Shaw is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Fort Shaw lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Fort Shaw lies within the (406) area code.

The ZIP code for Fort Shaw: 59443<3>

Communities near Fort Shaw ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Fort Shaw.

• Fairfield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Teton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <5>
• Cascade
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cascade is located in Cascade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cascade <5>
• Sun River
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun River
  • Sun River is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sun River <5>
• Simms
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
  • Simms is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simms <5>
• Greenfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Teton County
• Vaughn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn
  • Vaughn is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaughn <5>
• Power
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Power have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Power
  • Power is located in Teton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Power <5>
• Sun Prairie
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Prairie
  • Sun Prairie is located in Cascade County
• Ulm
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ulm have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulm
  • Ulm is located in Cascade County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ulm <5>
• Manchester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Cascade County

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 Fort Shaw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Shaw.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Fort 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 Fort Shaw.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Shaw. See our Newspapers Page for Fort Shaw.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Shaw ...

Looking for more information about Fort 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Fort Shaw, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Shaw.

Adding Fort Shaw to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort 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 Fort Shaw was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Fort Shaw post office opened in 1867.

We also found Fort Shaw on a map titled Hixson Map of Montana (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Shaw.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Shaw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cascade County: www.co.cascade.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/