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 Brookside in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brookside. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brookside listed first.
- Fruitland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fruitland is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Oak Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pocahontas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jackson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Leemon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Leemon is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon
- Shawneetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shawneetown is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawneetown
- Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daisy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Kurreville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kurreville is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurreville
- New Wells ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Wells is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Wells
- Burfordville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Oriole
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oriole is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
- Arnsberg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arnsberg is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnsberg
- Tilsit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tilsit is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilsit
- Old Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Appleton is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Appleton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Gravel Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Lovejoy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lovejoy is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Friedheim
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Houck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Houck is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houck
- Neelys Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Neelys Landing is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neelys Landing
- Biehle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Biehle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biehle
- Cape Girardeau
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Egypt Mills is located in Cape Girardeau County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Altenburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Brookside, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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