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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brandon had a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Water Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Kiowa County
- Chivington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chivington
- Chivington is located in Kiowa County
- Sheridan Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan Lake
- Sheridan Lake is located in Kiowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan Lake <4>
- Stuart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Eads
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eads
- Eads is located in Kiowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eads <4>
- Towner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east) - Carlton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south) - Firstview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north) - Lamar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Lamar is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <4>
- Cheyenne Wells
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheyenne Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne Wells
- Cheyenne Wells is located in Cheyenne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne Wells <4>
- Granada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granada
- Granada is located in Prowers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granada <4>
- Astor
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east) - Kit Carson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kit Carson
- Kit Carson is located in Cheyenne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kit Carson <4>
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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 Brandon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |