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 Brownell had a population of 37 people in 1895 with railroad service and no post office. In 2020, Brownell had a population of 26 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brownell, with the one closest to Brownell listed first.
- McCracken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ransom
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bazine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ness City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hargrave
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nekoma
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Nekoma is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nekoma
- Laird
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liebenthal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Liebenthal is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liebenthal
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Ellis
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Utica
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Alanthus ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Alanthus is located in Gove County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanthus
- Riverside
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Riverside is located in Ness County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- La Crosse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Hog Back
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Ogallah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rush Center
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Beeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- WaKeeney
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Munjor
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Munjor is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munjor
- Hays
(28 miles [45.1 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 Brownell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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