Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shelby had a population of 753 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Columbiana
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shelby Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shelby Springs is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby Springs
- Marble Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marble Valley is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Valley
- Talladega Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Calera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- South Calera is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Calera
- Jumbo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Calera
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fayetteville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Quinsey
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Quinsey is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey
- Gold Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gold Branch is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Branch
- Longview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Longview is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Jemison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lomax
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lomax is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax
- Weogufka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Siluria
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dogwood is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood
- Montevallo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Childersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pelham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Maylene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Clanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dollar
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moriah
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Moriah is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moriah
- Zubers
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Harpersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shelby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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