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 Brooksburg in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brooksburg. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brooksburg listed first.
- Hensonville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hensonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hensonville
- Hensonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hensonville <3>
- Windham
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windham
- Windham is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windham <3>
- East Windham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Windham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windham
- East Windham is located in Greene County
- Jewett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- East Jewett
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Jewett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Jewett
- East Jewett is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Jewett <3>
- South Durham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Durham
- South Durham is located in Greene County
- Cornwallville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <3>
- Durham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Durham is located in Greene County
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Ashland is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <3>
- Jewett Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Acra
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Acra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acra
- Acra is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Acra <3>
- East Durham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Durham
- East Durham is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Durham <3>
- Oak Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tannersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Freehold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freehold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freehold
- Freehold is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freehold <3>
- Cooksburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Manorkill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Potter Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spruceton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Haines Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bates
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bates. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Bates is located in Schoharie County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bates
- From Brooksburg to Bates
- Cairo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cairo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Cairo is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <3>
- Norton Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Medusa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Conesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Conesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conesville
- Conesville is located in Schoharie County
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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 Brooksburg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
<3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |