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Shaw

Ghost town · Iberia County, Louisiana

Loreauville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500)
Loreauville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1941, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Shaw is a ghost town in Iberia County, Louisiana. It is one of 4 former communities in Iberia County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 54 Louisiana counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shaw as a historical populated place on the Loreauville topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 30.0516° N, 91.6915° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLoreauville
Elevation7 ft
Nearest living townLoreauville, LA
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID546524
Coordinates30.05159, -91.69150

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What's there now

Shaw is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Loreauville, LA (population 902), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 7 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Shaw?

Shaw is in Iberia County, Louisiana, at 30.0516, -91.6915.

How many ghost towns are in Iberia County?

Iberia County, Louisiana has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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