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 Brenton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brenton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brenton listed first.
- Baileysville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baileysville is located in Wyoming County
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- Sun Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sun Hill is located in Wyoming County
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- Pineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rock View is located in Wyoming County
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- Jesse
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jesse is located in Wyoming County
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- Oceana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Wyoming County
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- Newfound
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newfound is located in Wyoming County
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- Hanover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hanover is located in Wyoming County
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- North Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- North Spring is located in Wyoming County
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- Saulsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saulsville is located in Wyoming County
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- McGraws
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McGraws is located in Wyoming County
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- Crany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crany is located in Wyoming County
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- Iaeger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Iaeger is located in McDowell County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
- Christian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Christian is located in Logan County
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- Algoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Algoma is located in McDowell County
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- Man
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kyle is located in McDowell County
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- Powhatan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Powhatan is located in McDowell County
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- Redbird
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Redbird is located in Raleigh County
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- Bradshaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elkhorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Elkhorn is located in McDowell County
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- Bald Knob
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Bald Knob is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Knob
- Ennis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ennis is located in McDowell County
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- Switchback
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Switchback is located in McDowell County
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- Lester
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Raleigh County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
- Dry Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
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 Brenton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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