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 Shanklins Ferry in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shanklins Ferry. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shanklins Ferry listed first.
- Mercers Saltworks ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mercers Saltworks is located in Summers County
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- Neponset
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Neponset is located in Summers County
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- Crumps Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crumps Bottom is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumps Bottom
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Warford ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Warford is located in Summers County
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- Indian Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Mills is located in Summers County
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- Cashmere
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cashmere is located in Monroe County
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- Ballard
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ballard is located in Monroe County
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- Elgood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elgood is located in Mercer County
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- Lurich
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lurich is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lurich
- Peterstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pipestem
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Lyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Lyn is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Lyn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
- Rich Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Creek is located in Logan County
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- Forest Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willowton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Willowton is located in Mercer County
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- True
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- True is located in Summers County
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- Buck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Buck is located in Summers County
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- Ellison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Summers County
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- Oakvale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oakvale is located in Mercer County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Narrows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dunns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dunns is located in Mercer County
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- Packs Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
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- Shumate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shumate is located in Giles County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shumate
- Bluff City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City is located in Giles County (VA)
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- Lindside
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Assurance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Assurance is located in Monroe County
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- Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bargers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bargers Springs is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargers Springs
- Hilldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hilldale is located in Summers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilldale
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 Shanklins Ferry, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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