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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 Brinksburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brinksburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brinksburg listed first.

  • Green Island
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Green Island is located in Jackson County (IA)
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  • Pleasant Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Creek is located in Jackson County (IA)
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  • Marcus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marcus is located in Carroll County
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  • Blanding
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Blanding is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Lainsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lainsville is located in Jackson County (IA)
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  • Bellevue
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,185 people
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  • Springbrook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Van Buren
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Van Buren is located in Jackson County (IA)
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  • Sterling
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Sterling is located in Jackson County (IA)
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  • North Bellevue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • North Bellevue is located in Jackson County (IA)
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  • Rodden
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Rodden is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Elizabeth
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Spragueville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Preston is located in Jackson County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 941 people
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  • Miles
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Miles is located in Jackson County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 430 people
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  • Savanna
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Massbach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Smiths
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Smiths is located in Jackson County (IA)
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  • Sabula
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sabula is located in Jackson County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
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  • Aiken
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Aiken is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Teeds Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Teeds Grove is located in Clinton County (IA)
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  • Andrew
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Andrew is located in Jackson County (IA)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
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  • Browns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Browns is located in Clinton County (IA)
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  • Pleasant Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Valley is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Galena Junction
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Galena Junction is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Portage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Portage is located in Jo Daviess County
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  • Schapville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County
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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 Brinksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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