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 Brownsville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brownsville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Union Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Mills is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Barnes City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Sharon
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Montezuma
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lacey
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lacey is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
- Searsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Searsboro is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Searsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Ewart
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ewart is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewart
- Coal Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Taintor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Taintor is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taintor
- Indianapolis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Indianapolis is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianapolis
- Tilton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tilton is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilton
- Deep River
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- What Cheer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thornburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Thornburg is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Lynnville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Malcom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peoria
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Peoria is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
- Guernsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oskaloosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Atwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Atwood is located in Keokuk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
- Sully
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Leighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fishville is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishville
- Evans
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Evans is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Tioga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tioga is located in Mahaska County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
- Keswick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Brooklyn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Brownsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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