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 Browns Crossing in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Browns Crossing. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Browns Crossing listed first.
- Alexander
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Berlin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Berlin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Berlin is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Orleans
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orleans is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
- Maxwell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bates
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bates is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
- Pisgah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pisgah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
- Loami
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Arnold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Prentice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prentice is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prentice
- Waverly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pasfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pasfield is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pasfield
- Sinclair
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sinclair is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
- Richland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Richland is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Pleasant Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Curran
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Curran is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curran
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Farmingdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farmingdale is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
- Jordanville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jordanville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gurney ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gurney is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurney
- Rohrer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rohrer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohrer
- Jacksonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Woodson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lowder
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bradfordton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bradfordton is located in Sangamon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradfordton
- Loyd
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Loyd is located in Menard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyd
- Literberry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Browns Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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