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 Brookport in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brookport. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brookport listed first.
- Paducah
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
- Paducah is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <2>
- Unionville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Unionville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Massac County
- Metropolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Metropolis
- Metropolis is located in Massac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,885 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Metropolis <2>
- Epperson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Grahamville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grahamville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Grahamville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Massac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - New Liberty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty
- New Liberty is located in Pope County
- Hamletsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hamletsburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
- Hamletsburg is located in Pope County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <2>
- Rosebud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Round Knob
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Knob
- Round Knob is located in Massac County
- Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Birdsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Birdsville is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Bay City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Temple Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill
- Temple Hill is located in Pope County
- Little Cypress
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cypress have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cypress
- Little Cypress is located in Marshall County (KY)
- Smithland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Smithland is located in Livingston County (KY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <2>
- Melber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melber
- Melber is located in Graves County (KY)
- Tansill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Joppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Joppa is located in Massac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joppa <2>
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in McCracken County (KY)
- Big Bay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Sharpe
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Ragland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west) - Lovelaceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lovelaceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelaceville
- Lovelaceville is located in Ballard County (KY)
- Reevesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Reevesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reevesville
- Reevesville is located in Johnson County
- Symsonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Symsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Symsonia
- Symsonia is located in Graves County (KY)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Symsonia <2>
- New Columbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Columbia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbia
- New Columbia is located in Massac 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 Brookport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |