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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shelbyville had a population of 3,162 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelbyville had a population of 4,420 people.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.

  • Middlesworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Henton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henton
    • Henton is located in Shelby County
  • Lakewood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood
    • Lakewood is located in Shelby County
  • Findlay
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tower Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Hill
    • Tower Hill is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tower Hill <4>
  • Fancher
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fancher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
    • Fancher is located in Shelby County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Fancher
    • From Shelbyville to Fancher
  • Mode
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Strasburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strasburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strasburg
    • Strasburg is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strasburg <4>
  • Yantisville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cowden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden
    • Cowden is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 573 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowden <4>
  • Herborn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herborn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
    • Herborn is located in Shelby County
  • Todds Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todds Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todds Point
    • Todds Point is located in Shelby County
  • Obed
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Obed have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obed
    • Obed is located in Shelby County
  • Holliday
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Stewardson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stewardson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewardson
    • Stewardson is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stewardson <4>
  • Bruce
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce
    • Bruce is located in Moultrie County
  • Kingman
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
    • Kingman is located in Shelby County
  • Dunkel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkel
    • Dunkel is located in Christian County
  • Beecher City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Sexson Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Assumption
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pana
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pana have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pana
    • Pana is located in Christian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pana <4>
  • Herrick
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herrick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrick
    • Herrick is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrick <4>
  • Trowbridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gays
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gays have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
    • Gays is located in Moultrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gays <4>
  • Sullivan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunn
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Dunn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn
    • Dunn is located in Moultrie County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Dunn
    • From Shelbyville to Dunn
  • Bethany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Bethany is located in Moultrie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>

Unfortunately, we don't know of an official website for Shelbyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

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 Shelbyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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