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

• Whitefish Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Whitefish Bay is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,770 people
• Milwaukee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589,067 people
• Brown Deer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Brown Deer is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,191 people
• Saint Francis
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Saint Francis is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
• West Granville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • West Granville is located in Milwaukee County
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• Granville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Granville is located in Milwaukee County
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• Elm Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Elm Grove is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,137 people
• Mequon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mequon is located in Ozaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,765 people
• Fussville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Fussville is located in Waukesha County
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• Thiensville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Thiensville is located in Ozaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,116 people
• Brookfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Brookfield is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,164 people
• South Milwaukee
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • South Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,673 people
• Freistadt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Freistadt is located in Ozaukee County
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• Marcy
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Marcy is located in Waukesha County
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• Calhoun
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Calhoun is located in Waukesha County
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• New Berlin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Berlin is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,812 people
• Hales Corners
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hales Corners is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,553 people
• Menomonee Falls
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Menomonee Falls is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 38,243 people
• Oak Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Oak Creek is located in Milwaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,469 people
• Lannon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Lannon is located in Waukesha County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,284 people
• Tess Corners
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tess Corners is located in Waukesha County
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• Saint Martins
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Martins is located in Milwaukee County
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• Cedarburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cedarburg is located in Ozaukee County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,783 people
• Ulao
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ulao is located in Ozaukee County
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• Duplainville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Duplainville is located in Waukesha County
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