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Welcome to Shaws Bend ...

Shaws Bend is located

Shaws Bend is located in Colorado County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Shaws Bend: Shaws Bnd.

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

Shaws Bend is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Shaws Bend lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Shaws Bend: 979

Communities near Shaws Bend ...

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

  • La Grange
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Columbus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Schulenburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Weimar
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Industry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Borden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Borden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
    • Borden is located in Colorado County
  • Ellinger
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Alleyton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Frelsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
    • Frelsburg is located in Colorado 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 Shaws Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shaws Bend.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shaws Bend ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Colorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shaws Bend - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.