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, Shelby had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Leverton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Leverton is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leverton
- Hybrid ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hybrid is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybrid
- North Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- North Salem is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Salem
- Sedgwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sedgwick is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sedgwick
- Purdin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Purdin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
- New Boston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- New Boston is located in Linn County
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- Winigan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Winigan is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winigan
- Browning
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browning is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Linneus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Linneus is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linneus
- Population from the 2020 Census: 258 people
- Cora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cora is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora
- Owasco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Owasco is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
- Saint Catharine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Saint Catharine is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Catharine
- Brookfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hart is located in Macon County
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- Goldsberry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goldsberry is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsberry
- Loeffler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Loeffler is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loeffler
- Laclede
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bucklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bucklin is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Nind ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nind is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nind
- Sticklerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sticklerville
- Ethel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Reger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reger is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reger
- Haseville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Haseville is located in Linn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haseville
- Milan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marceline
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lingo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lingo is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lingo
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 Shelby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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