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

  • Glade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Glade is located in Fayette County
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  • Crow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Crow is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow
  • Sandstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • New Richmond ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • New Richmond is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Richmond
  • Quinnimont
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Quinnimont is located in Fayette County
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  • Grandview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grandview is located in Raleigh County
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  • Brooks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Brooks is located in Summers County
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  • Prince
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Daniels
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Shady Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jumping Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jumping Branch is located in Summers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumping Branch
  • McKendree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • McKendree is located in Fayette County
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  • Crickmer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crickmer is located in Fayette County
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  • Alaska ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Alaska is located in Fayette County
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  • Claremont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Claremont is located in Fayette County
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  • Hinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Sulphur Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Elton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Elton is located in Summers County
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  • Packs Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Packs Ferry is located in Summers County
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  • Stonecliff ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Stonecliff is located in Fayette County
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    • Stonecliff has also been known as:
    • Stone Cliff
  • Wiggins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Wiggins is located in Summers County
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  • Beury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Beury is located in Fayette County
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  • Spring Dale
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Dale is located in Fayette County
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  • Mount Hope
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Prosperity
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Prosperity is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Fire Creek ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Fire Creek is located in Fayette 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 Bragg, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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