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 Shipman had a population of 410 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shipman had a population of 583 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shipman, with the one closest to Shipman listed first.
- Miles Station
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Plainview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Piasa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Medora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fidelity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bunker Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Challacombe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dorchester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Macoupin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Macoupin is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macoupin
- Kemper
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kemper is located in Jersey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemper
- Chesterfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fosterburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fosterburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterburg
- Dorsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delhi
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairietown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gillespie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Comer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enos
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Enos is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enos
- Reader
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Reader is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reader
- Moro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rockbridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hagaman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Godfrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bethalto
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carlinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Shipman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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