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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brooks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Vera Cruz ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Cohassett
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Red Level
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Mount Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Union. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Shell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Industry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Garland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Loango
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Oaky Streak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaky Streak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Georgiana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgiana
- Georgiana is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgiana <4>
- Wilcox
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - River Falls
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Chapman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Brooklyn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Starlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Starlington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Conecuh County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evergreen <4>
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Andalusia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
- Andalusia is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <4>
- Pigeon Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pigeon Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Creek
- Pigeon Creek is located in Butler County
- Bolling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Jay Villa ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
- Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
- Leon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Dozier
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dozier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Dozier is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dozier <4>
- Bowles
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Sparta ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |