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

  • Vroman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vroman is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vroman
  • Maxwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gothenburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Etna
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Etna is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
  • Willow Island
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Willow Island is located in Dawson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Island
  • Cozad
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • North Platte
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Moorefield
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Farnam
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Myrtle ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Myrtle is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
  • Wellfleet
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Curtis
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Maywood
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Birdwood
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Birdwood is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdwood
  • Somerset
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Somerset is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerset
  • Lodi
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lodi is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Callaway
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Arnold
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)

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 Brady, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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