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 City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shale City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shale City listed first.
- Gilchrist
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gilchrist is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist
- Viola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Reynolds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Griffin is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Preemption
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sunbeam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sunbeam is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunbeam
- Cable
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cable is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cable
- Hamlet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hamlet is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Norwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Norwood is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
- Millersburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Millersburg is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- New Windsor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- New Windsor is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Windsor
- Swedona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swedona is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedona
- Marston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Marston is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marston
- Seaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alexis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- North Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Joy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Joy is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joy <2>
- Alpha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Edgington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edgington is located in Rock Island County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgington
- Buffalo Prairie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ogle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ogle is also located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogle
- Rio
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little York
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Andalusia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lynn Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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