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)
- Waverly Junction is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly Junction
- Waverly
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Finchford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Finchford is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchford
- Clarksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coster is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
- Janesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Plainfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- New Hartford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bremer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bremer is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bremer
- Horton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Bremer County
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- Butler Center
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Butler Center is located in Butler County
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- Allison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Denver
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roxie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Roxie is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxie
- Parkersburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seigel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Seigel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
- Swanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Swanton is located in Butler County
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- Fredsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Fredsville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
- Dairyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Dairyville is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyville
- Powersville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Powersville is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powersville
- Knittel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Knittel is located in Bremer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knittel
- Nashua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greene
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bristow
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bristow is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 147 people
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. |
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