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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 Shamrock in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shamrock. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shamrock listed first.

  • Gillum
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Gillum is also located in McLean County
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  • Downs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Downs is also located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 949 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downs <2>
  • Brokaw
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Brokaw is also located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
  • Hendrix
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hendrix is also located in McLean County
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  • Randolph
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Randolph is also located in McLean County
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  • Barnes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Barnes is also located in McLean County
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  • Holder
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Holder is also located in McLean County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
  • Bloomington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Padua
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Padua is also located in McLean County
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  • Merna
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Heyworth
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Roy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Le Roy is also located in McLean County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,498 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
  • Normal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Normal is also located in McLean County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,451 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <2>
  • Shirley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Towanda
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ellsworth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Fletcher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fletcher is also located in McLean County
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  • Twin Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Twin Grove is also located in McLean County
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  • Funks Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Funks Grove is also located in McLean County
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  • Yuton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Yuton is also located in McLean County
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  • Covell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Covell is also located in McLean County
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  • Solomon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Solomon is located in De Witt County
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  • Empire
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Empire is also located in McLean County
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  • Cooksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hudson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hudson is also located in McLean County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,810 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <2>
  • Sabina
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Sabina is also located in McLean County
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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 Shamrock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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