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 railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Shelby had a population of 1,910 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Hushpuckena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hushpuckena is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hushpuckena
- Mound Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duncan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Duncan is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Deeson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deeson is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deeson
- Merigold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Round Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Round Lake is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Lake
- Perthshire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Perthshire is located in Bolivar County
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- Alligator
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Alligator is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Concordia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Concordia is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concordia
- Gunnison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gunnison is located in Bolivar County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
- Hillhouse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hillhouse is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillhouse
- Renova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Renova is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renova
- Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
- Laconia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laconia is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laconia
- Bobo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bobo is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo
- Wright
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wright is located in Bolivar County
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- Mound City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mound City is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Green Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Green Grove is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
- Henrico ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Henrico is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrico
- Sunflower Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sunflower Landing is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Landing
- Rosedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Christmas
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Christmas is located in Bolivar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christmas
- Boyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dublin is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- White River
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- White River is located in Desha County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White River
- Lehrton ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Lehrton is located in Sunflower County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehrton
- Sherard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Sherard is located in Coahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherard
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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