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>
While we didn't find Shelton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shelton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shelton listed first.
- Pelham
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Caswell County
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- Gatewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gatewood is located in Caswell County
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- Vandola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vandola is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Buford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Buford is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Mayfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mayfield is located in Rockingham County
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- Blackwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Blackwell is located in Caswell County
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- Purley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Purley is located in Caswell County
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- Bachelors Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bachelors Hall is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Mount Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mount Cross is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Ruffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Allison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Allison is located in Caswell County
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- Blanch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Brosville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brosville is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Ringgold
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Vance
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vance is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Lawsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawsonville is located in Rockingham County
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- Locust Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Hill is located in Caswell County
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- Yanceyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamer is located in Caswell County
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- Pleasant Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Gap is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Cascade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cascade is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Whitmell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitmell is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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- Estelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Estelle is located in Caswell County
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- Kentuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Pittsylvania County (VA)
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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 Shelton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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