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 in 1895, Shell had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shell, with the one closest to Shell listed first.
- Industry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Industry is located in Butler County
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- Chapman
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
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- Georgiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
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- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vera Cruz is located in Covington County
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- Bolling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
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- Pigeon Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
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- Garland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Butler County
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- Starlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
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- Red Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Glasgow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glasgow is located in Butler County
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- Wilcox
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
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- Cohassett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cohassett is located in Conecuh County
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- Leon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
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- Shacklesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
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- Mount Union
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
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- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Loango
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Loango is located in Covington County
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- River Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Dozier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Herbert
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Herbert is located in Conecuh County
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- Butler Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Butler Springs is located in Butler County
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- Commerce
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
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- Bowles
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bowles is located in Conecuh County
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- Manningham
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Manningham is located in Butler County
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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 Shell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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