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 Shelby had a population of 60 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Thayer
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Thayer is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thayer
- Roselawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roselawn is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roselawn
- Forest City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest City is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Village is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Orchard Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orchard Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grove
- Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- DeMotte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- DeMotte is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeMotte
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,172 people
- DeMotte has also been known as:
- De Motte
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for DeMotte <2>
- Fair Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virgie is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgie
- Creston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Creston is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
- Sherburnville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sherburnville is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburnville
- Kniman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kniman is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kniman
- Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stoutsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stoutsburg is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoutsburg
- Leroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Cedar Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Aylesworth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Aylesworth is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aylesworth
- Hurlburt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hurlburt is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlburt
- Palmer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Palmer is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Klaasville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Klaasville is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klaasville
- Crown Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Surrey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Wheatfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Boone Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boone Grove is located in Porter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Grove
- Brunswick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brunswick is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brunswick
- Winfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Winfield is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,265 people
- Eagle Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle Lake is located in Will County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Grant Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Grant Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,231 people
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 Shelby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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