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 Shellsburg had a population of 468 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shellsburg had a population of 957 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shellsburg, with the one closest to Shellsburg listed first.
- Palo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Atkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Toddville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Newhall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Covington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lafayette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Louisa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Louisa is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
- Van Horne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Norway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Rapids
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Marion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Walker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Garrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Watkins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Walford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- East Rapids
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- East Rapids is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Rapids
- Blairstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brandon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Troy Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Paris ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Keystone
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Rowley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Shellsburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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