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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 Browndale in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Browndale. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Browndale listed first.

  • Idana
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Idana. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idana
    • Idana is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Idana
    • From Browndale to Idana
  • Miltonvale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Saint Joseph
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Morganville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Aurora
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Clay Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Lamar
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Ottawa County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lamar
    • From Browndale to Lamar
  • Longford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Clifton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Vining
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vining have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
    • Vining is located in Clay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 42 people
  • Ames
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Broughton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Broughton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broughton
    • Broughton is located in Clay County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Broughton
    • From Browndale to Broughton
  • Clyde
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
    • Clyde is located in Cloud County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 647 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <3>
  • Wells
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Industry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Rice
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Green
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Wakefield
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bala
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Palmer
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Concordia
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Delphos
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Sumnerville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumnerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumnerville
    • Sumnerville is located in Ottawa County
  • Talmage
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)

The official website for Clay County: www.claycountyks.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

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 Browndale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.




 

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