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 Shields had a population of 37 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shields, with the one closest to Shields listed first.
- Ewing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ewing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Brownstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Surprise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Seymour
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vallonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleytown
- Chestnut Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
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- Rockford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Jackson County
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- Spraytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spraytown is located in Jackson County
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- Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tampico
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tampico is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Peters Switch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
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- Waymansville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Medora
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Retreat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Retreat is located in Jackson County
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- Millport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millport is located in Washington County
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- Fleming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fleming is located in Jackson County
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- Jonesville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kurtz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
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- Crothersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Becks Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Becks Grove is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Grove
- Reddington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Reddington is located in Jackson County
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- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
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- Hayden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hayden is located in Jennings County
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- Azalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Azalia is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Azalia
- Christiansburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Christiansburg is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Norman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Shields, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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