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 in 1895, Breck had railroad service and no post office.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Breck, with the one closest to Breck listed first.
- Hallam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hesler
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hesler is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesler
- Sweet Owen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Canby
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Columbus is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Columbus
- Beechwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Keefer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrenceville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Holbrook is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- Owenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monterey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Josephine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gest is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gest
- Tacketts Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tacketts Mill is located in Owen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacketts Mill
- Harmony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Corinth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blanchet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mason is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Heekin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Downingsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Downingsville is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downingsville
- Pleasant Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elmville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Porter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stonewall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewartsville
(10 miles [16.1 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 Breck, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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