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 Shorts Corner in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shorts Corner. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shorts Corner listed first.
- Organ Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Organ Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Organ Springs
- Organ Springs is located in Washington County
- Martinsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
- Martinsburg is located in Washington County
- Fredericksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Washington County
- Estimated population in 2013: 84 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
- Palmyra
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Palmyra is located in Harrison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 958 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <3>
- Farabee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Salem is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,236 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
- Harristown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harristown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harristown
- Harristown is located in Washington County
- Borden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- Borden is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Borden <3>
- Blue River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue River
- Blue River is located in Washington County
- South Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
- South Boston is located in Washington County
- Central Barren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Barren
- Central Barren is located in Harrison County
- Bradford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Harrison County
- Canton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Hardinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardinsburg
- Hardinsburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardinsburg <3>
- Greenville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <3>
- Hitchcock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - New Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Providence came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Providence
- New Providence is located in Clark County
- Livonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - New Philadelphia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Philadelphia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Philadelphia
- New Philadelphia is located in Washington County
- Smedley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Rego
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Ramsey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey
- Ramsey is located in Harrison County
- New Salisbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salisbury
- New Salisbury is located in Harrison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Salisbury <3>
- Byrneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byrneville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- Byrneville is located in Harrison County
- Scottsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Scottsville is located in Floyd County
- Broom Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Broom Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broom Hill
- Broom Hill is located in Clark County
- Bartle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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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 Shorts Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |