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 333 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelby had a population of 694 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Osceola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rising City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Surprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stromsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Millerton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gresham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Swedehome
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duncan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Garrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gardiner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gardiner is located in Platte County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardiner
- Ulysses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thayer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Benedict
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- David City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Columbus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Havens
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Havens is located in Merrick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havens
- Oconee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Marysville ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Marysville is located in Seward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Richland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Colfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 71 people
- Houston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Houston is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
- Waco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Staplehurst
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Arborville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Utica
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Monroe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Octavia
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks
(21 miles [33.8 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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