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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>

Shawville itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shawville, with the one closest to Shawville listed first.

  • Fields
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fields is located in Lorain County
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  • North Ridgeville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Laporte
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Laporte is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laporte
  • North Eaton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Eaton is located in Lorain County
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  • Bement
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bement is located in Cuyahoga County
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  • Sheffield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Elyria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Columbia Station
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Olmsted Falls
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Avon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Avon is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
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  • Crandall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crandall is located in Lorain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crandall
  • West View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • West View is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West View
  • North Olmsted
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Folger ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Folger is located in Lorain County
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  • Grafton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • West Dover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • West Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
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  • Berea
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Berea is located in Cuyahoga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,508 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <2>
  • North Dover
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • North Dover is located in Cuyahoga County
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  • Belden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Belden is located in Lorain County
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  • Binola
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Binola is located in Cuyahoga County
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  • Avon Lake
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Lake Breeze
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lake Breeze is located in Lorain County
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  • Lorain
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Nickelplate ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nickelplate is located in Lorain County
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  • Lagrange
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Beebetown ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Beebetown is located in Medina County
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  • Strongsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Amherst
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Shawville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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