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

• Antelope
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
  • Antelope is located in Jack County
• Postoak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
  • Postoak is located in Jack County
• Markley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Markley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markley
  • Markley is located in Young County
• Newport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Clay County
• Bluegrove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluegrove
  • Bluegrove is located in Clay County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluegrove <3>
• Bellevue
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <3>
• Jacksboro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksboro
  • Jacksboro is located in Jack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksboro <3>
• Farmer
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
  • Farmer is located in Young County
• Crafton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crafton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crafton
  • Crafton is located in Wise County
• Bryson
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryson
  • Bryson is located in Jack County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryson <3>
• Archer City
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer City
  • Archer City is located in Archer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archer City <3>
• Henrietta
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
  • Henrietta is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henrietta <3>
• Bowie
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowie
  • Bowie is located in Montague County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowie <3>
• Jolly
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
  • Jolly is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
• Vineyard
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineyard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
  • Vineyard is located in Jack County
• Sunset
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Sunset is located in Montague County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <3>
• Olney
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
  • Olney is located in Young County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olney <3>
• Chico
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chico
  • Chico is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,199 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chico <3>
• Salona
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salona
  • Salona is located in Montague County

Off-the-Road Links ...

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