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 Big Brushy in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Big Brushy. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Big Brushy listed first.
- Triplett
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Plummers Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plummers Landing
- Plummers Landing is located in Fleming County
- Muses Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muses Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
- Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
- Brady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Morehead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Morehead is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <3>
- Rodburn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Gates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Ryan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Farmers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hillsboro is located in Fleming County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <3>
- Grange City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grange City
- Grange City is located in Fleming County
- Midland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Midland is located in Bath County
- Cogswell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Soldier
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Sunset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Wyoming
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Salt Lick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Lick
- Salt Lick is located in Bath County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salt Lick <3>
- Wallingford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallingford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallingford
- Wallingford is located in Fleming County
- Elliottville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Carter County
- Petersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in Lewis County
- Poplar Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Plains have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Plains
- Poplar Plains is located in Fleming County
- Jacobs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Crum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Lawton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
- Lawton is located in Carter 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 Big Brushy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |