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.
- Sturgills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lansing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Helton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Comet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dresden
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Crumpler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rugby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Roten
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Weavers Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grassy Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Whitetop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Creston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Nathans Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nathans Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nathans Creek
- Green Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Beaver Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Topia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mouth-of-Wilson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grant is located in Grayson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Wagoner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scottville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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. |
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