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

  • Wyeville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyeville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeville
    • Wyeville is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 141 people
  • Oakdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Junction
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cloverdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Juneau County
  • Norway Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norway Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norway Ridge
    • Norway Ridge is located in Monroe County
  • Camp Douglas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mather
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Tomah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tomah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomah
    • Tomah is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,363 people
  • Clifton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hustler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Warrens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrens
    • Warrens is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
  • Kirby
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
    • Kirby is located in Monroe County
  • New Lisbon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sprague
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sprague. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague
    • Sprague is located in Juneau County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Sprague
    • From Shennington to Sprague
  • Tunnel City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tunnel City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel City
    • Tunnel City is located in Monroe County
  • Meadow Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Valley
    • Meadow Valley is located in Juneau County
  • Kendall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendall
    • Kendall is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
  • Strongs Prairie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Elroy
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elroy
    • Elroy is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Mauston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
    • Mauston is located in Juneau County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
  • Monroe Center
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe Center
    • Monroe Center is located in Adams County
  • Millston
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Norwalk
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lapham Junction
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Quincy ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)

The official website for Monroe County: www.co.monroe.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

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 Shennington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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