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

• Mount Ida
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Mount Ida is located in Grant County
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• Mount Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Mount Hope is located in Grant County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
• Werley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Werley is located in Grant County
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• Fennimore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fennimore is located in Grant County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
• Lancaster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lancaster is located in Grant County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,700 people
• Stitzer
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Stitzer is located in Grant County
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• Millville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Millville is located in Grant County
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• Lancaster Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lancaster Junction is located in Grant County
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• Woodman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Woodman is located in Grant County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
• Boydtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Boydtown is located in Crawford County
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• Beetown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Beetown is located in Grant County
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• Hurricane
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hurricane is located in Grant County
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• Preston
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Preston is located in Grant County
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• Homer
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Homer is located in Grant County
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• North Andover
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • North Andover is located in Grant County
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• Annaton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Annaton is located in Grant County
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• Boscobel
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Boscobel is located in Grant County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,134 people
• Bridgeport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bridgeport is located in Crawford County
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• Steuben
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Steuben is located in Crawford County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Ellenboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ellenboro is located in Grant County
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• Bagley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bagley is located in Grant County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
• Glen Haven
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Haven is located in Grant County
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• Burton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Burton is located in Grant County
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• Rockville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Rockville is located in Grant County
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• Eckards
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Eckards is located in Clayton County (IA)
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• Wyalusing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Wyalusing is located in Grant County
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