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>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Brownstown had a population of 1,422 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brownstown had a population of 2,874 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brownstown, with the one closest to Brownstown listed first.
- Ewing
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Ewing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
- Vallonia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shields is located in Jackson County
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- Surprise
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Surprise is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
- Medora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tampico
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tampico is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tampico
- Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Millport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Millport is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
- Dudleytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spraytown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Jackson County
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- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kurtz
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Retreat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockford is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Sparksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sparksville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparksville
- Kossuth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Crothersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peters Switch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peters Switch is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Switch
- Waymansville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waymansville is located in Bartholomew County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waymansville
- Houston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Norman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Fort Ritner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Creek Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rush Creek Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Creek Valley
- Becks Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Little York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Little York is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Fleming
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jonesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zelma
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Brownstown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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