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

  • Mahan ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mahan is located in DeKalb County
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  • Henagar
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Snake Creek ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
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  • Index ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Index is located in Jackson County
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  • Musgrove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Musgrove is located in DeKalb County
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  • Blake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Blake is located in DeKalb County
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  • Pisgah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosalie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rosalie is located in Jackson County
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  • Dutton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dutton is located in Jackson County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Chavies
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Chavies is located in DeKalb County
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  • Valley Head
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Ider
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Luna ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Luna is located in DeKalb County
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  • Cordell ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cordell is located in DeKalb County
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  • Lydia
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lydia is located in DeKalb County
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  • Fort Payne
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mentone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kaolin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
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  • Bellefonte ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
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  • Talley ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Talley is located in Jackson County
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  • Luttrell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
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  • Wannville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wannville is located in Jackson County
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  • Bankhead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
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  • Sulphur Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Sulphur Springs is located in DeKalb County
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  • Hollywood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)

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