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 in 1895, Shields had 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.
- Dighton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Healy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alamota
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alamota is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamota
- Manning
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Manning is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning
- Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alanthus ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alanthus is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Beeler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beeler is located in Ness County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeler
- Gove City
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Gove City is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gove City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
- Gove City has also been known as:
- Gove
- Laird
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Laird is located in Ness County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laird
- Elkader
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Elkader is located in Logan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkader
- Scott City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Ransom
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
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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