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 Brookston had a population of 237 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brookston, with the one closest to Brookston listed first.
- High
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- High is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
- Ambia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ambia is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambia
- Roxton
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Petty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Atlas is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Maxey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maxey is located in Lamar County
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- Noble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Noble is located in Lamar County
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- Paris
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sumner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emberson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Emberson is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
- Ben Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Broadway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Broadway is located in Lamar County
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- Mount Joy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Glory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Hinckley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hinckley is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley
- Honey Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Biardstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Biardstown is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biardstown
- Givens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Givens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Givens
- Dial
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dial is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
- Lake Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Jennings is located in Lamar County
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- Reno
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reno is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
- Selfs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Selfs is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
- Pecan Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Prattville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Sylvan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sylvan is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan
- Direct
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Direct is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
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 Brookston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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