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

  • Centreville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Harrisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrisburg is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Abercrombie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Abercrombie is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercrombie
  • Scottsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pondville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Trio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Trio is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
  • Bethlehem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Oakmulgee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jericho
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Adler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Adler is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adler
  • Blocton ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Blocton is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
  • Hagler
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ironville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Ironville is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironville
  • Levert
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Levert is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levert
  • Pinetucky
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Pinetucky is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetucky
  • Theo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Theo is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theo
  • Randolph
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ashby
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Vance
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <2>
  • Brierfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dudley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dudley is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudley
  • Bibbville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bibbville is located in Bibb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville
  • Sprott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Woodstock
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Blocton Junction
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)

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 Brent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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