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 Brook had a population of 296 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brook had a population of 941 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brook, with the one closest to Brook listed first.
- Foresman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foresman is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foresman
- Beaver City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Beaver City is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver City
- Mount Ayr
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Ayr is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Ayr
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Morocco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kentland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Goodland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Effner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Effner is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Effner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Effner is located in Newton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Effner
- Iroquois
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Raub
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Raub is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raub
- Sheldon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Earl Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Earl Park is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Wadena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wadena is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadena
- Rensselaer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Surrey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Surrey is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrey
- Remington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Donovan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Lochiel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lochiel is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochiel
- Eastburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eastburn is located in Iroquois County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastburn
- Pleasant Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Fair Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Beaverville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Fowler
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Wolcott
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkins Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Hopkins Park is located in Kankakee County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 608 people
- Hopkins Park has also been known as:
- Hopkins Park village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkins Park <2>
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 Brook, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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