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

Municipalities and communities of Mineral County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Keyser

City	Keyser

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 Limestone Markwood Nethkin New Creek Noswad Oakmont Patterson Creek Reeses Mill Ridgeville Rocket Center Russelldale Short Gap Skyline Sulphur City Wagoner West Virginia Central Junction

Ghost towns	Schell‡ Shaw Wabash

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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