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Welcome to Shaws Crossroads ...

Shaws Crossroads is located in Sumter County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Shaws Crossroads: Shaws Xrds.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Shaws Crossroads for more information about variations on the name of Shaws Crossroads.

Shaws Crossroads is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shaws Crossroads lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Shaws Crossroads: 803 & 839<3>

Communities near Shaws Crossroads ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shaws Crossroads.

  • Sumter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Manning
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bishopville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Lamar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
  • Turbeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Mayesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Olanta
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pinewood
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynchburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Paxville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shaws Crossroads ...

Looking for more information about Shaws Crossroads? 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 Shaws Crossroads, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Shaws Crossroads.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Carolina's counties, including Sumter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shaws Crossroads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 803 code has been Overlayed with the 839 area code. New phone numbers in the Shaws Crossroads area will be assigned with one of these codes: 803 or 839. As a result, placing a call in the Shaws Crossroads area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.