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>
Brittain itself is historic and described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a population of 22 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brittain, with the one closest to Brittain listed first.
- Fetterman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- Valley Falls
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Valley Falls is located in Marion County
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- Pruntytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
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- West Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
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- Grafton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- McGee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
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- Neel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Neel is located in Marion County
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- Samaria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Samaria is located in Marion County
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- Webster
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- Colfax
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Colfax is located in Marion County
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- Meadland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meadland is located in Taylor County
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- Canton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canton is located in Marion County
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- Knottsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
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- Thornton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Thornton is located in Taylor County
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- Forksburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Forksburg is located in Marion County
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- Irontown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Irontown is located in Taylor County
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- Gaston Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gaston Junction is located in Marion County
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- Bentons Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bentons Ferry is located in Marion County
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- Boothsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Boothsville is located in Marion County
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- Oreide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Flemington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Simpson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Taylor County
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- Cecil
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
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- Palatine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Palatine is located in Marion County
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- Fairmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Watson is located in Marion County
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- Gaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gaston is located in Marion County
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- Eldora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Eldora is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
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 Brittain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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