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 Brookeland had a population of 144 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brookeland, with the one closest to Brookeland listed first.
- Fairmount
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Fairmount is located in Sabine County
- Hemphill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
- Hemphill is located in Sabine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemphill <3>
- Jasper
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Jasper County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,597 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <3>
- Farrsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farrsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrsville
- Farrsville is located in Newton County
- Zana ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Macune
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Burkeville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkeville
- Burkeville is located in Newton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkeville <3>
- Milam
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milam have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam
- Milam is located in Sabine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milam <3>
- Beech Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beech Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Grove
- Beech Grove is located in Jasper County
- Geneva
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
- Geneva is located in Sabine County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <3>
- Rockland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest) - Columbus ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Erin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Newton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Newton is located in Newton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newton <3>
- Toledo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east) - San Augustine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Augustine
- San Augustine is located in San Augustine County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Augustine <3>
- Town Bluff
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Bluff
- Town Bluff is located in Tyler County
- Ora
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west) - Magnolia Springs
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Springs
- Magnolia Springs is located in Jasper County
- Toro
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Sexton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north) - Denning
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denning
- Denning is located in San Augustine 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 Brookeland, 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. |