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 Brandon had a population of 225 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brandon had a population of 489 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brandon, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Garfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Evansville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Millerville is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Leaf Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leaf Valley is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaf Valley
- Holmes City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Melby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Erdahl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alexandria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kensington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ashby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Barrett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Barrett is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrett
- Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
- Farwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Farwell is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
- Thorsborg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Thorsborg is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsborg
- Miltona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nelson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Nelson is located in Douglas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 192 people
- Belle River
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lowry
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Parkers Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Elbow Lake
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Vining
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dalton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clitherall
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Battle Lake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Osakis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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