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 Shaws in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shaws. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shaws listed first.
- Lee Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sublette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Brooklyn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Amboy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Franklin Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eldena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Walton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Walton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton
- Ashton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nachusa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Van Orin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- La Moille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mendota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Paw Paw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flagg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flagg is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Meriden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Meriden is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meriden
- Steward
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ohio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grand Detour
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Radley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Radley is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radley
- Lee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Harmon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Greenoak
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Greenoak is located in Bureau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenoak
- Rochelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Flagg Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Flagg Center is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg Center
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 Shaws, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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