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 Brighton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brighton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brighton listed first.
- Plattsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Plattsburg is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Myers ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Myers is located in Madison County
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- Summerford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Summerford is located in Madison County
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- Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Madison County
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- Catawba
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Catawba is located in Clark County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 275 people
- London
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oxtoby ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oxtoby is located in Clark County
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- Thorps
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Thorps is located in Clark County
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- South Charleston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lafayette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lafayette is located in Madison County
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- New Moorefield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Moorefield is located in Clark County
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- Mechanicsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Villa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Villa is located in Clark County
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- Mutual
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mutual is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Population from the 2020 Census: 102 people
- Rosedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale is located in Madison County
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- Lagonda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lagonda is located in Clark County
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- Pitchin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pitchin is located in Clark County
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- Selma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Selma is located in Clark County
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- Gillivan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gillivan is located in Madison County
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- Resaca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Resaca is located in Madison County
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- Springfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- South Solon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Solon is located in Madison County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Irwin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Gladstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gladstone is located in Greene County
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- Bowlusville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
- Eagle City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Eagle City is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
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 Brighton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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