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, Shady Grove had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shady Grove, with the one closest to Shady Grove listed first.
- Jubilee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Brandon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jesup
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- La Porte City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Gilbertville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Canfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Rowley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Littleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Raymond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gatesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Dunkerton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
- Dewar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mooreville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mooreville is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Vinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Walker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Quasqueton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bryantsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Garrison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Edwards ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 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 Shady Grove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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