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Welcome to Shawsville ...

Shawsville is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shawsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.

Shawsville is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Shawsville: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Shawsville: 24162<4>

Communities Also Named Shawsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Shawsville - they are located in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shawsville.

Websites for Shawsville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Shawsville, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Shawsville ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Blacksburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Salem
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Christiansburg
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Radford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Floyd
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Boones Mill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Houchins
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Houchins is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houchins
  • Ellett
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Ellett is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellett
  • Riverside
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Riverside is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shawsville ...

Looking for more information about Shawsville? 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 Shawsville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shawsville.

Adding Shawsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Shawsville 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 (so far) for Shawsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Shawsville post office opened in 1850.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shawsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shawsville - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Shawsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Shawsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Shawsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Shawsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/