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 Brighton had a population of 240 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brighton, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Brookeville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Triadelphia ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Triadelphia is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triadelphia
- Olney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Highland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dayton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Unity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Avenel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avenel is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenel
- Oakdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oakdale is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale
- Roxbury Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Norwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ednor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ednor is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednor
- Clarksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glenelg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Norbeck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spencerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spencerville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerville
- Fulton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Laytonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Redland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Redland is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redland
- Layhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Daisy is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Burtonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpsonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Simpsonville is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
- Etchison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Brighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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