Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shaw had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shaw, with the one closest to Shaw listed first.
- Chaffee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Chaffee is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaffee
- Barnum
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Barnum is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnum
- Elk Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blaine is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Windom ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Windom is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
- Warnocks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warnocks is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warnocks
- Harrison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- West Virginia Central Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomington is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
- Floyd
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Floyd is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Hartmansville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hartmansville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartmansville
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westernport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swanton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Dale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Laurel Dale is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Dale
- Altamont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Altamont is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamont
- Schell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Schell is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schell
- Antioch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Ridgeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville is located in Mineral County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Keyser
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dawson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dawson is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Barton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barton is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 419 people
- Deer Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kearney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kearney is located in Garrett County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kearney
- Mount Storm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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. |
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