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, Brokaw had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brokaw, with the one closest to Brokaw listed first.
- Gillum
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gillum is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillum
- Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Barnes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Barnes is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes
- Hendrix
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hendrix is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Holder
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Holder is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Bloomington
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is also located in McLean County
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- Merna
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Normal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Padua
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Padua is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Padua
- Towanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shirley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fletcher
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fletcher is also located in McLean County
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- Ellsworth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Yuton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Yuton is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuton
- Twin Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Twin Grove is also located in McLean County
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- Heyworth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Le Roy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Covell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Covell is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covell
- Hudson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Funks Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Funks Grove is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funks Grove
- Solomon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Solomon is located in De Witt County
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- Empire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is also located in McLean County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Arrowsmith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Brokaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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