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, Shawneetown had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shawneetown, with the one closest to Shawneetown listed first.
- New Wells ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- New Wells was located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wells
- Pocahontas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Old Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Leemon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lovejoy is also located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Altenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arnsberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Arnsberg is also located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnsberg
- Brazeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fruitland is also located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Neelys Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Neelys Landing is also located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Oriole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oriole is also located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Aldridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Aldridge is located in Union County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge
- Grand Tower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Friedheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Kurreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kurreville is also located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurreville
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Biehle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jackson is also located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <2>
- Seventysix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seventysix is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Millheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Shawneetown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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