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Welcome to Shaw ...

So far, we found very little information about Shaw. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shaw to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shaw, please Contact Us.

Shaw would have been located within present day Clay County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Shaw is 1,360 feet [415 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Shaw was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Shaw was located: 605

Communities Also Named Shaw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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, Missouri (2), North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, 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.

  • Yankton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Beresford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Beresford is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beresford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,043 people
    • Former name for Beresford:
    • Paris
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beresford <4>
  • Centerville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Viborg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hurley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Gayville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wakonda
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jamesville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jamesville is located in Yankton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 232 people
  • Meckling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Westreville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Westreville is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westreville
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 208 people

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.

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.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shaw - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.