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 Brandon in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brandon. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brandon listed first.
- Sheridan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Laurin ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Laurin is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurin
- Twin Bridges
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Virginia City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia City is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Former names for Virginia City:
- Varina
- Verina
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia City <2>
- Silver Star
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pony ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ennis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norris
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Harrison
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Glen
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Whitehall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Apex
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Apex is located in Beaverhead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apex
- Cameron
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Island
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jefferson Island is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Island
- Melrose
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dillon
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pipestone
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Pipestone is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipestone
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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |