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 Brooks in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brooks. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brooks listed first.
- Mentor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erskine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McIntosh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dugdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dugdale is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dugdale
- Maple Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Bay is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Bay
- Olga
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Olga is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olga
- Benoit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benoit is located in Polk County
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- Winger
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fosston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gentilly
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Gentilly is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gentilly
- Melvin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Melvin is located in Polk County
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- Rindal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rindal is located in Norman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rindal
- Burwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Burwell is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burwell
- Fertile
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Shirley
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Shirley is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shirley
- Crookston
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
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 Brooks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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