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

  • Muncie
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenburn
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Glenburn is located in Vermilion County
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  • Missionfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Missionfield is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Missionfield
  • Fithian
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hillery is located in Vermilion County
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  • Fairmount
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hope
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hope is located in Vermilion County
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  • Catlin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Catlin is located in Vermilion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,899 people
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  • Snider
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Snider is located in Vermilion County
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  • Higginsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Higginsville is located in Vermilion County
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  • Ogden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ogden is located in Champaign County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogden
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 787 people
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  • Tilton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tilton is located in Vermilion County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,655 people
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  • Vandercook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Vandercook is located in Vermilion County
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  • Royal
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Royal is located in Champaign County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
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  • Danville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • West Newell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • West Newell is located in Vermilion County
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  • Vernal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernal is located in Vermilion County
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  • Homer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Homer is located in Champaign County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,143 people
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  • Armstrong
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Westville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Newell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Newell is located in Vermilion County
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  • Potomac
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Saint Joseph
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Grape Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County
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  • Bismarck
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Henning
    (12 miles [19.3 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 Brothers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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