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 Mill in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Browns Mill. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Browns Mill listed first.
- Ridott
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- South Freeport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- South Freeport is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Freeport
- German Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Baileyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dakota
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Egan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Egan is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Seward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pecatonica
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adeline
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adeline is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adeline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Bolton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bolton is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
- Afolkey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Afolkey is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Afolkey
- Red Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harper is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Forreston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Myrtle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtle is located in Ogle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtle
- Davis
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Damascus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Leaf River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Grove is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Grove
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Stephenson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Eleroy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Orangeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Durand
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Mill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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