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 Shirley had a population of 119 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shirley, with the one closest to Shirley listed first.
- Covell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Covell is located in McLean County
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- Funks Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Funks Grove is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
- Randolph
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Hendrix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hendrix is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Bloomington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Twin Grove is located in McLean County
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- Heyworth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McLean
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gillum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Gillum is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Brokaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Brokaw is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brokaw
- Normal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Yuton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Yuton is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Stanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Downs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barnes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes is located in McLean County
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- Danvers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Danvers is located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danvers
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,093 people
- Danvers has also been known as:
- Danver
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danvers <2>
- Waynesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Carlock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Armington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Atlanta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wapella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holder is located in McLean County
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- Towanda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Mountjoy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountjoy is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountjoy
- Merna
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lilly
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly is located in Tazewell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
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 Shirley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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