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 Shelfar in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shelfar. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shelfar listed first.
- Orchid
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Orchid is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchid
- Gum Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Hook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dabneys
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dabneys is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dabneys
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Perkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Perkinsville is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkinsville
- Locust Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Locust Creek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Creek
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mabelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mabelton is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabelton
- Hadensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Enon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Irwin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Irwin is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Cedar Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cedar Point is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Oilville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Longcreek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Longcreek is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longcreek
- Cuckoo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Maidens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gouldin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gouldin is located in Hanover County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouldin
- Montpelier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bula
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bula is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bula
- Cardwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cardwell is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardwell
- Vigor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Shannon Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon Hill is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon Hill
- Fife
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Michaux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thorncliff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Johnsons Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johnsons Springs is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Springs
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tabscott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
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 Shelfar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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