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 Brandon had a population of 176 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Brandon had a population of 320 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Auburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Jubilee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jubilee is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jubilee
- Rowley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- La Porte City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vinton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jesup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Walker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gatesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Independence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gilbertville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
- Garrison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Garrison is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Quasqueton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Otterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Otterville is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
- Center Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mooreville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mooreville is located in Tama County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreville
- Canfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
- Littleton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Littleton is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- Raymond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Washburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Shellsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Troy Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Winthrop
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dysart
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bryantsburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bryantsburg is located in Buchanan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryantsburg
- Dewar
(18 miles [29 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 Brandon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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