Shaw, West Virginia

Shaw is a former town in Mineral County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

History

A post office called Shaw was established in 1881, and remained in operation until 1973.^[1] The community was named after Major Alexander Shaw, a railroad official.^[2] The town site was inundated and destroyed by the creation of Jennings Randolph Lake.^[3]

References

^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 568.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shaw, West Virginia

https://www.mineralwv.org/history-shaw/

39°24′58″N 79°07′50″W / 39.4162074°N 79.1305887°W / 39.4162074; -79.1305887

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[1] "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 May 2016.

[2] Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 568.

[3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shaw, West Virginia

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City		Keyser	Map of West Virginia highlighting Mineral County
Towns	Carpendale Elk Garden Piedmont Ridgeley
CDPs	Burlington Fort Ashby Wiley Ford
Other localities	Ackerman Antioch Barnum Beryl Blaine Chaffee Champwood Claysville Cross Dans Run Emoryville Forge Hill Fountain Gerstell Gleason Hampshire Harrison Hartmansville Headsville Keymont Knobmount Laurel Dale Markwood Nethkin New Creek Noswad Oakmont Patterson Creek Reeses Mill Ridgeville Rocket Center Russelldale Short Gap Skyline Sulphur City Wagoner
Ghost towns	Schell‡ Shaw Wabash
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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