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, Shrewsbury had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shrewsbury, with the one closest to Shrewsbury listed first.
- South
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Nash
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Millwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Ready
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Sunfish
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunfish
- Sunfish is located in Edmonson County
- Black Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock
- Black Rock is located in Grayson County
- Caneyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneyville
- Caneyville is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caneyville <3>
- Anneta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Lee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Big Reedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Bee Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Spring
- Bee Spring is located in Edmonson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Spring <3>
- Leitchfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leitchfield
- Leitchfield is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leitchfield <3>
- Huff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Peonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Welch's Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welch's Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch's Creek
- Welch's Creek is located in Butler County
- Grayson Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Springs
- Grayson Springs is located in Grayson County
- Spring Lick
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
- Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
- Short Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Short Creek is located in Grayson County
- Duff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north) - Brooklyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Higdon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Clarkson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkson
- Clarkson is located in Grayson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkson <3>
- Tousey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest) - Reedyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedyville
- Reedyville is located in Butler County
- Brownsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsville
- Brownsville is located in Edmonson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 840 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsville <3>
- Dogcreek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogcreek
- Dogcreek is located in Hart County
- Wax
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - West Clifty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Clifty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Clifty
- West Clifty is located in Grayson County
- Eveleigh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - White Run
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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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 Shrewsbury, 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. |