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

A post office called Shaw was established in 1894, and remained in operation until 1907.[2] The community has the name of S. M. Shaw, a local landowner.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Shaw, Missouri". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
  2. "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. "Boone County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Retrieved 4 September 2016.


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