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 Shelbyville had a population of 5,451 people in 1895 with no post office or railroad service. In 2020, Shelbyville had a population of 19,508 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.
- Fenns
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fenns is located in Shelby County
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- Prescott
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prescott is located in Shelby County
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- Meltzer
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Meltzer is located in Shelby County
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- Rays Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rays Crossing is located in Shelby County
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- Smithland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Smithland is located in Shelby County
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- Fairland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waldron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Waldron is located in Shelby County
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- Blue Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Blue Ridge is located in Shelby County
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- Boggstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bengal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bengal is located in Shelby County
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- Marietta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marietta is located in Shelby County
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- Manilla
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Manilla is located in Rush County
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- Lewis Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County
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- Freeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Freeport is located in Shelby County
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- Saint Paul
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Homer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Homer is located in Rush County
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- Morristown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- London
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- London is located in Shelby County
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- Needham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Auburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Shelby County
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- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Saint Omer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Omer is located in Decatur County
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- Gowdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gowdy is located in Rush County
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- Fountaintown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fountaintown is located in Shelby County
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- Gwynneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gwynneville is located in Shelby County
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- Brookfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brookfield is located in Shelby County
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- Urmeyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Urmeyville is located in Johnson County
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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 Shelbyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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