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 Shell Rock had a population of 733 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shell Rock had a population of 1,268 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shell Rock, with the one closest to Shell Rock listed first.
- Waverly Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
- Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <3>
- Finchford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Clarksville is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
- Coster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Janesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janesville
- Janesville is located in Black Hawk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 996 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Janesville <3>
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <3>
- New Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hartford
- New Hartford is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hartford <3>
- Bremer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Horton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Butler Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Center
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
- Allison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Allison is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <3>
- Denver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Denver is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <3>
- Roxie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Parkersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Parkersburg is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <3>
- Cedar Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls is located in Black Hawk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Falls <3>
- Seigel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Swanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Fredsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Dairyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Powersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Powersville is located in Floyd County
- Knittel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Nashua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <3>
- Greene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <3>
- Bristow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
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 Rock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |