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, Kirby had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Kirby, with the one closest to Kirby listed first.
- Epworth
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Shelbyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
- Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Shelbyville
- From Kirby to Shelbyville
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Bethel is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel <3>
- Leonard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
- Leonard is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leonard <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Leonard
- From Kirby to Leonard
- Hagers Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hagers Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagers Grove
- Hagers Grove is located in Shelby County
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Plevna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Cherry Box
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Box have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Box
- Cherry Box is located in Shelby County
- Lentner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lentner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentner
- Lentner is located in Shelby County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lentner
- From Kirby to Lentner
- Clarence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 752 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <3>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Clarence
- From Kirby to Clarence
- Oakdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Shelbina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelbina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbina
- Shelbina is located in Shelby County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,582 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbina <3>
- Novelty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Novelty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novelty
- Novelty is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novelty <3>
- Newark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newark have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
- Newark is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 90 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <3>
- Nickellton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nickellton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickellton
- Nickellton is located in Macon County
- Hedge City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedge City
- Hedge City is located in Knox County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hedge City
- From Kirby to Hedge City
- Redman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Anabel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Kendall
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kendall. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
- Kendall is located in Shelby County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Kendall
- From Kirby to Kendall
- Emden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Ten Mile
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Lakenan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakenan
- Lakenan is located in Shelby County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Lakenan
- From Kirby to Lakenan
- Cherry Dell ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Dell
- Cherry Dell is located in Marion County
- Steffenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steffenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steffenville
- Steffenville is located in Lewis County
- Enterprise
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Enterprise. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Shelby County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Enterprise
- From Kirby to Enterprise
- Maud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Locust Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Locust Hill is located in Knox County
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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 Kirby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |