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Shaw

HISTORICAL POPULATED PLACE ยท ALABAMA

A historical populated place in Lauderdale County, Alabama, recorded by the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System.

Location Record

Name
Shaw
Feature Type
Populated Place (historical)
State
Alabama
County
Lauderdale County
USGS Map
Yellow Creek
Coordinates
34.9778640, -88.1667053
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GNIS Feature ID
142185

Names and historical notes

Recorded by GNIS. Source wording is retained; these notes have not been independently verified by Forgotten America.

Also recorded as

Source editions and recorded citations

Feature ID 142185. Description/History extract: August 28, 2026. All Names extract: September 30, 2026. Retrieved October 22, 2026. Only populated fields are displayed.

GNIS citation text may identify a source series rather than a specific page. It is reproduced below without implying that its underlying documents were inspected.

  • Map State Departments of Transportation
  • Map U.S. Bureau of Soils. Soil Map, Barbour County, Alabama. Washington: U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1914.
  • Text Newspaper, use form AL-T167/Name/Date.

GNIS source datasets and documentation

Source: U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), Historical Features.