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

  • Hayward
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hayward is located in Pemiscot County
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  • Portageville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stewart
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Stewart is located in Pemiscot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
  • Gayoso
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Gayoso is located in Pemiscot County
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  • Hathaway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hathaway is located in Lake County (TN)
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  • Kennedy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennedy is located in Pemiscot County
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  • Point Pleasant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Point Pleasant is located in New Madrid County
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  • Caruthersville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Sumach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Sumach is located in Dunklin County
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  • Braggadocio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Braggadocio is located in Pemiscot County
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  • Tiptonville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Clarkton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarkton is located in Dunklin County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,139 people
  • Ridgely
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bessie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bessie is located in Lake County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Tennemo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Tennemo is located in Dyer County (TN)
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  • Wrightsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Wrightsville is located in Dunklin County
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  • Holcomb
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • White Oak
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • White Oak is located in Dunklin County
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  • Como
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Como is located in New Madrid County
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  • Boothspoint
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Boothspoint is located in Dyer County (TN)
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  • New Madrid
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Malden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Kennett
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Covington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Covington is located in Pemiscot County
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  • Cottonwood Point
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Cottonwood Point is located in Pemiscot County
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  • Ayers
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ayers is located in Dyer County (TN)
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  • Campbell
    (20 miles [32.2 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 Brent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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