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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>

While we didn't find Shay in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shay. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shay listed first.

  • Cedar Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Preston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Red Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Gordonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dexter
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandusky
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sandusky. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sandusky
    • From Shay to Sandusky
  • Basin Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Basin Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Basin Springs
    • From Shay to Basin Springs
  • Ray
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Coesfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coesfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Coesfield
    • From Shay to Coesfield
  • Steedham
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steedham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
    • Steedham is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Balm
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balm have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
    • Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
  • Sadler
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Denison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Callisburg
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Callisburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
    • Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Callisburg
    • From Shay to Callisburg
  • Whitesboro
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Southmayd
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Sherman
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Custer City ‑ Historic
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Custer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
  • Woodbine
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
    • Woodbine is located in Cooke County (TX)
  • Mormon Grove ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Grove
    • Mormon Grove is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sivells Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
    • Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
  • Collinsville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Ethel
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Luella
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Gainesville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
    • Gainesville is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainesville <3>
  • Ida
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 Shay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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