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>
While we didn't find Shady Beach in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shady Beach. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shady Beach listed first.
- Joslin
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Joslin is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joslin
- Osborn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Osborn is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn
- Hillsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cleveland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cleveland is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
- Geneseo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Green River is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Rapids City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Port Byron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Le Claire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barstow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Briar Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Briar Bluff is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briar Bluff
- Spring Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Carbon Cliff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hampton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Morristown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Morristown is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
- Cordova
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Warner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Warner is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
- Atkinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Osco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coal Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunny Hill is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill
- Hooppole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pratt ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt is located in Whiteside County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt
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 Beach, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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