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

  • Peoria
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Peoria is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
  • Oakville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Corvallis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Philomath
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Shedd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Tangent
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Halsey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Lewisburg is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Wren
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wren is located in Benton County
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  • Monroe
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Harris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Harris is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Plainview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Plainview is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
  • Albany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Harrisburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Fry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fry is located in Linn County
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  • Blodgett
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rowland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rowland is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
  • Brownsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Alsea
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tallman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tallman is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallman
  • Hoskins
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoskins is located in Benton County
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  • Wellsdale
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Wellsdale is located in Benton County
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  • Kings Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Irvinville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Irvinville is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvinville
  • Junction City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Lebanon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Spicer
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Spicer is located in Linn County
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  • Millersburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Millersburg is located in Linn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,757 people
  • Suver
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Suver is located in Polk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suver
  • Summit
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Summit is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit

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 Shrock, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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