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 Shumway had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shumway had a population of 192 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shumway, with the one closest to Shumway listed first.
- Blue Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Point is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Point
- Stewardson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moccasin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moccasin is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moccasin
- Funkhouser
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Funkhouser is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funkhouser
- Dexter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Effingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mode
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mode is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mode
- Beecher City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beecher City is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beecher City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 451 people
- Sigel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Herborn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Herborn is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herborn
- Fancher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fancher is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancher
- Kingman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingman is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman
- Holliday
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Holliday is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday
- Altamont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Teutopolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Watson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trowbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trowbridge is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trowbridge
- Strasburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cowden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gilmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gilmore is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilmore
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Montrose is located in Effingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
- Neoga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mason
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roslyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roslyn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roslyn
- Sexson Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sexson Corner is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexson Corner
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 Shumway, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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