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 Shelby had a population of 1,394 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelby had a population of 20,145 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Sharon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stubbs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Durbro ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Durbro is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
- Earl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Double Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Double Shoals is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Shoals
- Lattimore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lattimore is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lattimore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Boiling Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beam Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campcall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Erwinsville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erwinsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwinsville
- Elbethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
- Fancy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fancy is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fancy
- Nicholsville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholsville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholsville
- Grover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fallston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cherryville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Polkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Polkville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polkville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
- New House
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Blacksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Kings Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Perry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Byersville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Byersville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byersville
- Belwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belwood is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
- Ellenboro
(12 miles [19.3 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 Shelby, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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