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 in 1895, Shop Creek had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shop Creek, with the one closest to Shop Creek listed first.
- Honey Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Honey Bend is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Bend
- Barnett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Barnett is also located in Montgomery County
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- Zanesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zanesville is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zanesville
- Raymond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Atwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Litchfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waggoner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hornsby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hornsby is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harvel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- McVey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McVey is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McVey
- Farmersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Macoupin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Nilwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gillespie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irving
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Girard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Olive
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walshville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thomasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Thomasville is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
- Morrisonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Virden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- White Oak is also located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
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 Shop Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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