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, Shieldsville had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shieldsville, with the one closest to Shieldsville listed first.
- Millersburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Millersburg is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Wheatland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wheatland is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
- Trondjem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Trondjem is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trondjem
- Kilkenny
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Warsaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Warsaw is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
- Faribault
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Doyle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Doyle is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doyle
- Morristown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dundas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Webster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Waterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hazelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hazelwood is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Deerfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deerfield is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerfield
- Northfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heidelberg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Heidelberg is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heidelberg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 122 people
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cordova is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordova
- Walcott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Walcott is located in Rice County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- New Prague
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Medford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Medford is located in Steele County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,255 people
- Waterford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waterford is located in Dakota County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterford
- Cedar Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cedar Lake is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lexington is located in Le Sueur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
- Palmer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palmer is located in Waseca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
- Saint Patrick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Saint Patrick is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Patrick
- Nerstrand
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Shieldsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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