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 Brake in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brake. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brake listed first.
- Rowes Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowes Landing
- Angola
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pinckneyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinckneyville
- Red River Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River Landing
- Smithland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
- Raccourci ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccourci
- Fort Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fort Adams is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Adams
- Converse ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
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- Merrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrick
- Laurel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Viva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viva
- Pointe Coupee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointe Coupee
- Legonier
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Legonier is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legonier
- Odenburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odenburg
- Black Hawk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Black Hawk is located in Concordia Parish
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- New Roads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turnbull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
- Simmesport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Bayou Current
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou Current
- Elba
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Ventress
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Big Bend
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Big Bend is located in Avoyelles Parish
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- Artonish
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Artonish is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artonish
- Melville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenswood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenswood
- Anchor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Waterloo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Woodville
(19 miles [30.6 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 Brake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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