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>
While we didn't find Shirley in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shirley. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shirley listed first.
- Mears Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mears Junction is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears Junction
- Alder ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alder is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder
- Poncha Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Bonanza
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Chester is located in Saguache County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Cleora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cleora is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Salida
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Wellsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wellsville is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
- Garfield ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garfield is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Monarch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Canon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Browns Canon is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Canon
- Villa Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sargents
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Vallie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vallie is located in Fremont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallie
- Coaldale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Alpine ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Romley ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Romley is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romley
- Saint Elmo ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Elmo is located in Chaffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
- Nathrop
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Saguache
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Cotopaxi
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pitkin
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Shirley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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