Welcome to Shad ...
So far, we found very little information about Shad. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Shad to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Shad, please Contact Us.
Shad would have been located within present day Roane County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Shad, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Shad is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Shad was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Shad was located: 304 & 681<4>
Communities near Shad ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Shad.
- Spencer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Clendenin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Reedy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Reedy is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
- Kester ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kester is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kester
- Mattie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mattie is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattie
- Roxalana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roxalana is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxalana
- Woodyard ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Woodyard is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodyard
- Zona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zona is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zona
- Cicerone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cicerone is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicerone
- Graux
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Graux is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graux
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 Shad. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shad.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Shad. 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 Shad.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shad. See our Newspapers Page for Shad.
Adding Shad to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Shad in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Shad was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Shad post office opened in 1899. The Shad post office closed in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Shad.
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 Shad, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Roane, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shad - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Shad area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Shad area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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/ |