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 in 1895, Shellsford had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shellsford, with the one closest to Shellsford listed first.
- Safley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Safley is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safley
- McMinnville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jessie
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jessie is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jessie
- Rowland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Irving College
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Irving College is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irving College
- Hillis ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillis is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillis
- Smartt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smartt is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartt
- Goodbars
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
- Yager
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yager is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yager
- Steppsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Steppsville is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppsville
- Laurelburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caneridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caneridge is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caneridge
- Bone Cave
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Horseshoe Falls ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Horseshoe Falls is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Falls
- Daylight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vervilla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vervilla is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vervilla
- Dibrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sopha ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sopha is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopha
- Estimated population in 2014: 3,104 people
- Hanlan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hanlan is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanlan
- Walling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lucky
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- New ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- New is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New
- Morrison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Viola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tarlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tarlton is located in Grundy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarlton
- Quebeck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Trousdale
(12 miles [19.3 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 Shellsford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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