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 582 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelby had a population of 607 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Harlan Junction ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Harlan Junction is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan Junction
- Minden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,537 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avoca <2>
- Yorkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yorkshire is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Corley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corley is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corley
- Persia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Persia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Persia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 281 people
- Neola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hancock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hancock is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- York Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- York Center is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Center
- Portsmouth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Union Burg ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Union Burg is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Burg
- Harlan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Underwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Westphalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Westphalia is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
- Panama
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beebeetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Beebeetown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beebeetown
- Taylor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Taylor is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Pigeon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pigeon is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
- Marne
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Kirkman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
- Quick
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Quick is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick
- Carson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Weston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Pottawattamie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Logan
(19 miles [30.6 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 Shelby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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