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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 Harbor Shores in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Harbor Shores. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Harbor Shores listed first.

  • Grand Island
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Fort Mason
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Fort Mason is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Mason
  • Lisbon
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lisbon is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Orange Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Orange Bend is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Bend
  • Eustis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tavares
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Eldorado
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eldorado is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Lane Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lane Park is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Park
  • Umatilla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ellsworth Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Ellsworth Junction is located in Lake County
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  • Mount Dora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Seneca
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Seneca is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Altoona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Yalaha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fruitland Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Montclair
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Montclair is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montclair
  • Tangerine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Astatula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sorrento
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Pittman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pittman is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman
  • Conant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Conant is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conant
  • Lady Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Whitney
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Whitney is located in Lake County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney
  • Okahumpka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Zellwood
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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 Harbor Shores, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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