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) - Pocahontas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <3>
- Old Appleton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Oak Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 231 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Ridge <3>
- Uniontown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Leemon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Lovejoy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Altenburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altenburg
- Altenburg is located in Perry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altenburg <3>
- Arnsberg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Brazeau
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazeau
- Brazeau is located in Perry County
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Fruitland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Neelys Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neelys Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Oriole
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Aldridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Grand Tower
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Tower
- Grand Tower is located in Jackson County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Tower <3>
- Wittenberg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wittenberg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wittenberg
- Wittenberg is located in Perry County
- Friedheim
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friedheim have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedheim
- Friedheim is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friedheim <3>
- Kurreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kurreville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurreville
- Kurreville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Longtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Biehle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Millersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
- Millersville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <3>
- Jackson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
- Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <3>
- Seventysix
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventysix have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventysix
- Seventysix is located in Perry County
- Millheim
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millheim
- Millheim is located in Perry 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 Shawneetown, 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. |