Shaw, Missouri

Shaw
Unincorporated community
Shaw Location within the state of Missouri
Coordinates: 38°58′25″N 92°12′12″W / 38.97361°N 92.20333°W / 38.97361; -92.20333Coordinates: 38°58′25″N 92°12′12″W / 38.97361°N 92.20333°W / 38.97361; -92.20333
Country	United States
State	Missouri
County	Boone
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	752099[1]

Shaw is an Unincorporated community in the Two-Mile Prairie of Boone County, Missouri, northeast of Columbia. It is located at 38°58′25″N 92°12′12″W / 38.97361°N 92.20333°W / 38.97361; -92.20333 (38.9736517, -92.2032379).^[1]

History

In 2002, the Missouri Department of Transportation discussed the building of a highway bypass, around Columbia, and through Shaw. The plan was halted after protests from a group of local business owners called "Stop the Bypass", the Boone County Historical Society and the Shaw Preservation Society.

References

v t e Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Missouri, United States County seat: Columbia Cities Ashland Centralia‡ Columbia Hallsville Rocheport Sturgeon Villages Harrisburg Hartsburg Huntsdale McBaine Pierpont Townships Bourbon Cedar Centralia Columbia Katy Missouri Perche Rock Bridge Rocky Fork Three Creeks Unincorporated communities Claysville Easley Hinton Midway Perche Providence Riggs Shaw Two Mile Prairie Wilton Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties