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 Brainard had a population of 126 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brainard, with the one closest to Brainard listed first.
- Riders Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rayville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rayville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayville
- West Lebanon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- West Lebanon is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lebanon
- East Nassau
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- East Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Nassau
- Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
- Hoag Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Malden Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Chatham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- New Lebanon Center
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Lebanon Center is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon Center
- East Chatham
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- East Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Chatham
- Nassau
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- North Nassau
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- North Nassau is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Nassau
- New Concord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Canaan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Lebanon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Springs is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Springs
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Garfield is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- West Stephentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chatham Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stephentown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stephentown Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stephentown Center is located in Rensselaer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephentown Center
- East Schodack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Niverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Averill Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flatbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flatbrook is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatbrook
- Shaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shaker Village is located in Berkshire County (MA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaker Village
- Sliters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Schodack Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- South Schodack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sand Lake
(9 miles [14.5 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 Brainard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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