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 Brainard had a population of 27 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Elgin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lima is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Illyria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Albany
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Albany is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
- Clermont
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- West Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dover Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dover Mills is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover Mills
- Wadena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Highland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highland is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Donnan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Douglass
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Randalia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randalia is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Eldorado
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Eldorado is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Volga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Volga is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 193 people
- Postville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Castalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Hawkeye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Maynard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Lucas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ossian
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Saint Sebald
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Sebald is located in Clayton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Sebald
- Luana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hardin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Festina
(15 miles [24.1 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 Brainard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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