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>
While we didn't find Shady Nook in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shady Nook. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shady Nook listed first.
- South Milford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- South Milford is located in LaGrange County
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- Turkey Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Turkey Creek is located in Steuben County
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- Mount Pisgah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mount Pisgah is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pisgah
- Salem Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Salem Center is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Center
- Woodruff
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodruff is located in LaGrange County
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- Brushy Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Brushy Prairie is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Prairie
- Wolcottville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kendallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield Center is located in DeKalb County
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- Hudson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rome City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flint
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint is located in Steuben County
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- Valentine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Valentine is located in LaGrange County
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- Mongo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corunna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Corunna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corunna
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Sedan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sedan is located in DeKalb County
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- Brimfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Brimfield is located in Noble County
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- Summit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Summit is located in DeKalb County
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- Pleasant Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Lake is located in Steuben County
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- LaGrange
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Brighton is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Orland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Ontario
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ontario is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
- Cosperville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cosperville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosperville
- Avilla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Waterloo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Angola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenfield Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenfield Mills is located in LaGrange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Mills
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 Shady Nook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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