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 Shelby had a population of 994 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelby had a population of 2,043 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- New Era
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Mears
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rothbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Elbridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cobmoosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pentwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Crystal Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Valley is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Valley
- Montague
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Whitehall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hesperia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Wiley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Volney
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Volney is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volney
- Twin Lake
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Holton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Riverton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Aetna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Brookside
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Fremont is located in Newaygo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,102 people
- Former name for Fremont:
- Fremont Center
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <2>
- Amber
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Custer
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Scottville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Ludington
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
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 Shelby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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