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 Shale Bluff in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shale Bluff. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shale Bluff listed first.
- Springfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ridgely
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ridgely is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Rochester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Woodside is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Cotton Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Riverton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spaulding is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 836 people
- Sherman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bradfordton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Curran
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Chatham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New City is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New City
- Berry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Berry is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barclay is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Dawson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenarm
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Breckenridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Breckenridge is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
- Farmingdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Cantrall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mechanicsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pasfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Pawnee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Hart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Buffalo Hart is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Hart
- Williamsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salisbury is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
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 Shale Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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