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, Shearer Valley had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shearer Valley, with the one closest to Shearer Valley listed first.
- Powersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Powersburg is located in Wayne County
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- Sumpter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Alpha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alpha is located in Clinton County
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- Gapcreek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gapcreek is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Sunnybrook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnybrook is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
- Monticello
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cabell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cabell is located in Wayne County
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- Parnell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Savage
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cumberland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland City is located in Clinton County
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- Cartwright
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cartwright is located in Clinton County
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- Eadsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eadsville is located in Wayne County
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- Parmleysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Coopersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coopersville is located in Wayne County
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- Steubenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Steubenville is located in Wayne County
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- Albany
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chanute
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Travisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Travisville is located in Pickett County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travisville
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rankin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lula ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seventy Six
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seventy Six is located in Clinton County
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- Gregory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Wayne County
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- Rowena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rowena is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowena
- Ida
(13 miles [20.9 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 Shearer Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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