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 Shanks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Shanks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Shanks listed first.
- Augusta
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Barnes Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Barnes Mill is also located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Mill
- Romney
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Romney is also located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
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- Ruckman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruckman is also located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruckman
- Pleasantdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasantdale is also located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantdale
- Wapocomo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wapocomo is also located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapocomo
- Three Churches
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Three Churches is also located in Hampshire County
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- Sedan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sedan is also located in Hampshire County
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- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grace is also located in Hampshire County
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- Kirby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Kirby is also located in Hampshire County
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- Springfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delray
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- North River Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- North River Mills is also located in Hampshire County
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- Slanesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slanesville is also located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slanesville
- Higginsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Higginsville is also located in Hampshire County
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- Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Junction is also located in Hampshire County
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- Millbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Millbrook is also located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
- Dillons Run ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dillons Run was located in Hampshire County
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- Headsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Headsville is located in Mineral County
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- Spring Gap ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Gap was located in Hampshire County
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- Reeses Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reeses Mill is located in Mineral County
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- Glebe ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glebe was located in Hampshire County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glebe
- Inkerman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Inkerman is located in Hardy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inkerman
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rio is also located in Hampshire County
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- Hooks Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hooks Mills is also located in Hampshire County
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- Donaldson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Donaldson is also located in Hampshire County
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- Burlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Shanks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |