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 Shaws Mill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shaws Mill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shaws Mill listed first.

• Newport
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Newport is located in Cumberland County
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• Cedarville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedarville is located in Cumberland County
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• Dividing Creek Station
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Dividing Creek Station is located in Cumberland County
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• Dividing Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Dividing Creek is located in Cumberland County
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• Fairton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairton is located in Cumberland County
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• Mauricetown Station
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mauricetown Station is located in Cumberland County
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• Gouldtown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Gouldtown is located in Cumberland County
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• Port Norris
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Norris is located in Cumberland County
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• Haleyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Haleyville is located in Cumberland County
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• Bivalve
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bivalve is located in Cumberland County
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• Maurice River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Maurice River is located in Cumberland County
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• Mauricetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mauricetown is located in Cumberland County
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• Millville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Millville is located in Cumberland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,025 people
• Carmel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Carmel is located in Cumberland County
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• Leesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Leesburg is located in Cumberland County
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• Dorchester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Dorchester is located in Cumberland County
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• Bricksboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Bricksboro is located in Cumberland County
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• Port Elizabeth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Port Elizabeth is located in Cumberland County
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• Bridgeton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Bridgeton is located in Cumberland County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,635 people
• Menantico
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Menantico is located in Cumberland County
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• Bridgeton Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bridgeton Junction is located in Cumberland County
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• Heislerville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Heislerville is located in Cumberland County
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• Manumuskin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Manumuskin is located in Cumberland County
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• Clayville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Clayville is located in Cumberland County
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• Bowentown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bowentown is located in Cumberland County
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