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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Marion County.

To see how the shape of Oregon's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Marion County: Benton, Clackamas, Deschutes, Linn, Polk, Wasco & Yamhill.

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:

  • Marion County     (The home county of Shaw)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
    • Aumsville
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Macleay
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Macleay is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
    • Sublimity
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Turner
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • West Stayton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Four Corners
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Four Corners is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
    • Stayton
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Badger Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Badger Corner is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger Corner
    • Marion
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Hayesville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayesville is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayesville
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Silver Falls City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Silver Falls City is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Falls City
    • Chemawa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chemawa is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
    • North Albany
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • North Albany is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Albany
    • Wellsdale
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsdale
    • Adair Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Adair Village is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 872 people
    • Lewisburg
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
    • Corvallis
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Valley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clackamas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
    • Wilhoit
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wilhoit is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhoit
    • Molalla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Needy ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Needy is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needy
    • Glen Avon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Glen Avon is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Avon
    • Macksburg
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Macksburg is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
    • Liberal
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberal is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberal
    • Barlow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Barlow is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
    • Mulino
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Canby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Canby is located in Clackamas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canby
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canby <1>
    • Colton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Linn County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
    • Scio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • West Scio
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • West Scio is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Scio
    • Jordan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jordan is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
    • Lyons
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Millersburg
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Millersburg is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
    • Crabtree
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Draperville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Draperville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draperville
    • Lacomb
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Lacomb is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacomb
    • Mill City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Albany
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Irvinville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Irvinville is located in Linn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
    • Gates
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lebanon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Polk County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
    • Salemtowne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Salemtowne is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salemtowne
    • Eola
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Eola is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola
    • Lincoln
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Lincoln is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
    • Zena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Zena is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Buena Vista
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Buena Vista is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
    • Independence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Crowley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Crowley is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowley
    • Monmouth
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Rickreall
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Smithfield
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Smithfield is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Dolph Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Dolph Corner is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolph Corner
    • Dallas
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lewisville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Lewisville is located in Polk County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Yamhill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
    • Hopewell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Amity
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Amity is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,722 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amity <1>
    • Eola Village
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Eola Village is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eola Village
    • Whiteson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Whiteson is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteson
    • Dayton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellevue
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bellevue is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Dundee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lafayette
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • McMinnville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Saint Joseph
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Joseph is located in Yamhill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
    • Sheridan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newberg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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.

  • Shaw Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Aumsville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kimsey - Walker Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stipp Memorial Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dickens Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Oaks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Glover Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson Lone Fir Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Eoff Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • St. Boniface Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Penitentiary Annex Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Herron Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lone Oak Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Shaw had railroad service and no post office.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.

  • Aumsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Macleay
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Macleay is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macleay
  • Clymer ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Clymer is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Turner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Sublimity
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • West Stayton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ale ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ale is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ale
  • Willard ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Willard is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Stayton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Shelburn ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Shelburn is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelburn
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Salem
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <1>
    • Silverton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Chemawa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chemawa is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemawa

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 43 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 21 miles [33.8 km]<3>. 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 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:

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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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'.