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 1,977 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Shelby had a population of 9,066 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shelby, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Vernon Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Vernon Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Junction
- Bethlehem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethlehem is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Forest ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Toledo Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Toledo Junction is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo Junction
- Ganges
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ganges is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganges
- Spring Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Mill is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill
- Shiloh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tiro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crestline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Plymouth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Plymouth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
- Biddle ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Biddle is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle
- Ontario
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shenandoah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shenandoah is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Leesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leesville is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- North Auburn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Auburn is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Auburn
- Epworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Epworth is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Haven is located in Huron County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
- Mansfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adario
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Adario is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adario
- New Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sulphur Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
- North Robinson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- North Robinson is located in Crawford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Robinson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Galion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pavonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pavonia is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavonia
- Olivesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Olivesburg is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivesburg
- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
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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