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 Shannon had a population of 591 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shannon had a population of 684 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shannon, with the one closest to Shannon listed first.
- Kittredge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Kittredge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittredge
- Harper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lanark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forreston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Baileyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elkhorn Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Haldane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- Freeport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Loran
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hitt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Eagle Point is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Maryland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Carroll
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chadwick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adeline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Yellow Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Eleroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Milledgeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hazelhurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- German Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Daggett ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Daggett is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daggett
- Polo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Shannon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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