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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 Brandon Gardens in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brandon Gardens. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brandon Gardens listed first.

  • Ortonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Clarkston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Oakwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Davisburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodrich
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Waterford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Thomas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Thomas is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Holly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Holly is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,079 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holly <2>
  • Oxford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Atlas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Atlas is located in Genesee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
  • Hadley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Drayton Plains
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Drayton Plains is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drayton Plains
  • Farmers Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Farmers Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Creek
  • White Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Metamora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand Blanc
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clyde
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oxbow
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Oxbow is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxbow
  • Thornville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Thornville is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornville
  • Hunters Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Fenton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Four Towns
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Four Towns is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Towns
  • Pontiac
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Lakeville is located in Oakland County
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  • Elba
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Elba is located in Lapeer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba

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 Brandon Gardens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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