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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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Brayton had a post office and no railroad service.

The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brayton, with the one closest to Brayton listed first.

  • Ogden
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Coulterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Coulterville is located in Hamilton County
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  • Graysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Morgan Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Morgan Springs is located in Rhea County
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  • Summer City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Pailo
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Sale Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pikeville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Mount Airy
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Mount Airy is located in Sequatchie County
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  • Dayton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Gladecreek ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gladecreek is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Schoolfield ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Schoolfield is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Dunlap
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Soddy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sampson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Sampson is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Evensville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Evensville is located in Rhea County
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  • Pearson ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pearson is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Tanbark ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tanbark is located in Bledsoe County
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  • Ninemile
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cagle
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Cagle is located in Sequatchie County
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  • Daisy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Daisy is located in Hamilton County
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  • Pineland ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Pineland is located in Meigs County
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  • Cotton Port ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cotton Port is located in Meigs County
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  • Olio ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Olio is located in Van Buren County
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  • Melville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Melville is located in Hamilton County
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  • Brittsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Brittsville is located in Meigs County
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  • Big Spring
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Big Spring is located in Meigs County
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  • Seals ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Seals is located in Bledsoe 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 Brayton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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