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

  • Kiahsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Kiahsville is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiahsville
  • Cove Gap
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cove Gap is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Gap
  • East Lynn
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • East Lynn is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lynn
  • Ferguson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ferguson is located in Wayne County
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  • Gilkerson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Gilkerson is located in Wayne County
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  • Fourteen ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fourteen is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen
  • Genoa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Genoa is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Genoa
  • Dunlow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Dunlow is located in Wayne County
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  • Echo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Echo is located in Wayne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
  • Bartram ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bartram is located in Wayne County
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  • Sheridan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Sheridan is located in Lincoln County
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  • Effie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Effie is located in Wayne County
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  • Jenks
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenks is located in Lincoln County
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  • Clifford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifford is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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  • Myra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Myra is located in Lincoln County
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  • Bowen
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bowen is located in Wayne County
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  • Maynard ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Maynard is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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  • Dickson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dickson is located in Wayne County
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  • Summit
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Summit is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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  • Sarah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Sarah is located in Cabell County
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  • Centerville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Centerville is located in Wayne County
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  • Fort Gay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Louisa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Louisa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <2>
  • Walbridge ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Walbridge is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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  • Spurlockville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Spurlockville is located in Lincoln County
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  • Shoals
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shoals is located in Wayne County
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  • Hamlin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hubbardstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hubbardstown is located in Wayne County
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  • Catalpa ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Catalpa is located in Lawrence County (KY)
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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 Brabant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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