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 Brooklyn had a population of 71 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brooklyn, with the one closest to Brooklyn listed first.
- Ridgeway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eagleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gardner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gardner is also located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner
- Washington Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Washington Center is also located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Center
- Former name for Washington Center:
- Washington Centre
- Blythedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blythedale is also located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 183 people
- Bethany
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pawnee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pawnee is also located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
- Hatfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hatfield is also located in Harrison County
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- Lone Star
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lone Star is located in Gentry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- New Hampton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Hampton is also located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
- Mount Moriah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Moriah is also located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Moriah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Andover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Andover is also located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andover
- Cainsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cainsville is also located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cainsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Akron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Akron is also located in Harrison County
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- Allendale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Worth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
- Ellenorah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ellenorah is located in Gentry County
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- Blue Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blue Ridge is also located in Harrison County
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- Ringgold ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold was located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Matkins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Matkins is also located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matkins
- Bolton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bolton is also located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Caledonia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Caledonia was located in Ringgold County (IA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Dinsmore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dinsmore is located in Mercer County
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- Lamoni
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Burrows
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burrows is located in Mercer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows
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 Brooklyn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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