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, Shirley had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shirley, with the one closest to Shirley listed first.
- Hixon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hixon is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hixon
- Crookston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Freeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Freeman is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
- Euclid
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fisher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fisher is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Burwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burwell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Gentilly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mallory
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Angus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Benoit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benoit is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benoit
- Tabor
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Tabor is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
- Dugdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- East Grand Forks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Melvin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Grand Forks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Beltrami
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Beltrami is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beltrami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Merrifield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Merrifield is located in Grand Forks County (ND)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrifield
- Thompson
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Warren
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Maple Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Mentor
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Nielsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Nielsville is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nielsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Reynolds
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Viking
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fertile
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Shirley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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