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 Shelby in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shelby. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shelby listed first.
- Crow Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Chamberlain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pukwana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Lyonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lyonville is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
- Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
- Gann Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oacoma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kimball
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Brule
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Crow Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crow Lake is located in Jerauld County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Lake
- Ames
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Ames is located in Hand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ames
- Ola
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Ola is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Estimated population in 2014: 108 people
- Stephan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Eagle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Eagle is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
- Lyman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lyman is located in Lyman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyman
- Estimated population in 2014: 43 people
- White Lake
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sweetland ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Sweetland is located in Hand County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetland
- Bijou Hills
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Bijou Hills is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bijou Hills
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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