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 Shelltown in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shelltown. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shelltown listed first.
- Marumsco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Marumsco is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marumsco
- Sanford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Belinda
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Belinda is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belinda
- Rehobeth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Messongo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Messongo is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Messongo
- Horsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Horsey is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsey
- New Church
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tulls Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tulls Corner is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulls Corner
- Hallwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Temperanceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pocomoke City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <2>
- Mearsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mearsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mearsville
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wattsville is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Costen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Costen is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costen
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingston is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Atlantic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hopewell is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Guilford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Guilford is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
- Bloxom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Westover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mappsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Welbourne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Welbourne is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welbourne
- Goodwill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Goodwill is located in Worcester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Hopeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hopeton is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeton
- Nelsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nelsonia is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsonia
- Sinnickson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Manokin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Manokin is located in Somerset County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manokin
- Crisfield
(11 miles [17.7 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 Shelltown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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