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

  • Oswego
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Oswego is located in Sumter County
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  • Catchall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Cane Savannah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cane Savannah is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Savannah
  • Mayesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pisgah
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pisgah is located in Sumter County
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  • Rembert
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Claremont
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Claremont is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
  • Hagood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hagood is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagood
  • Wedgefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Privateer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Privateer is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
  • Tindal
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Tindal is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tindal
  • Boykin
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Boykin is located in Kershaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
  • Atkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Atkins is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Stockton ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stockton is located in Kershaw County
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  • Brogdon
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brogdon is located in Sumter County
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  • Bishopville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Antioch
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Antioch is located in Kershaw County
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  • Lynchburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Harvin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Harvin is located in Clarendon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvin
  • Shiloh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
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  • Alcolu
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Sardinia
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cartersville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cartersville is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
  • Lamar
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Lamar is located in Darlington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
  • Camden
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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