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 Brookings in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brookings. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brookings listed first.
- Peach Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peach Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Orchard
- Peach Orchard is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
- Reyno
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reyno
- Reyno is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
- Former names for Reyno:
- Cherokee Bay
- Esselwood
- Needmore
- Knobel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Peru
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - O'Kean
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Kean
- O'Kean is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Stonewall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Corning
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corning have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corning
- Corning is located in Clay County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corning <4>
- Brockett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Palatka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Maynard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
- Maynard is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 379 people
- Crowley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Gainesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gainesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Gainesville is located in Greene County
- Pocahontas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,371 people
- Former names for Pocahontas:
- Bettis Bluff
- Betts Bluff
- Pokakhontas
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <4>
- Murta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest) - Attica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Walcott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
- Walcott is located in Greene County
- Middlebrook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebrook
- Middlebrook is located in Randolph County
- Moark
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Ingram
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Noland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west) - Walnut Ridge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
- Walnut Ridge is located in Lawrence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walnut Ridge <4>
- Finch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south) - Paragould
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragould
- Paragould is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,257 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragould <4>
- Halliday
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast) - Marmaduke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmaduke
- Marmaduke is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,250 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmaduke <4>
- Boydsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boydsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boydsville
- Boydsville is located in Clay County
- Poynor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Supply
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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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 Brookings, 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. |
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