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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Shady Spring had a population of 13 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Shady Spring, with the one closest to Shady Spring listed first.
- Daniels
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Crow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Crow is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
- Pemberton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jumping Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Top
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Odd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Odd is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odd
- Ellison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ellison is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Glade
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glade is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glade
- Prosperity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Quinnimont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Prince
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dunns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dunns is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns
- Hinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brooks is located in Summers County
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- Lester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Egeria
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Egeria is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egeria
- True
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Packs Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Ferry
- Sandstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Richmond ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McKendree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- McKendree is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pipestem
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wiggins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wiggins is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins
- Alaska ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Alaska is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alaska
- Claremont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Claremont is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
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 Shady Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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