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 Shelbyville had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelbyville, with the one closest to Shelbyville listed first.
- Bradley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bradley is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Watson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wayland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hooper
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bowens Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bowens Mill is located in Barry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowens Mill
- Hilliards
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Otsego
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corning
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Corning is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Plainwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Doster
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dorr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Monterey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Allegan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prairieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Middleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Irving
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ross
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ross is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross
- Delton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- North Dorr
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Dorr is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Dorr
- New Salem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corinth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Millgrove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Millgrove is located in Allegan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millgrove
- Millgrove has also been known as:
- Mill Grove
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 Shelbyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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