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 Brainerd had a population of 180 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brainerd, with the one closest to Brainerd listed first.
- Whitewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Potwin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Annelly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Furley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Furley is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furley
- McLains
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Towanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnydale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnydale is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnydale
- De Graff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwich
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Kechi
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burns
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burns is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 204 people
- Walton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- El Dorado
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peabody
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Newton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Putnam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Valley Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tolerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tolerville is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolerville
- Wichita Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Minneha
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Minneha is located in Sedgwick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minneha
- Andover
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Andover is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,672 people
- Andover has also been known as:
- Cloud City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andover <2>
- Lorena
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Sedgwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Brainerd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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