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 in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Browns. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Browns listed first.
- Ethel
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bells Store ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bells Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Store
- Slaughter
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Olive Branch
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Olive Branch is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Branch
- Clinton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jackson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lindsay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lindsay is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
- Wilson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Blairstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Blairstown is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairstown
- Zachary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Zachary is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zachary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,417 people
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- Norwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Port Hudson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Hudson
- Kents Store ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kents Store is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Irene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Irene is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irene
- Baker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Baker is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,999 people
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- Stonypoint ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stonypoint is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonypoint
- Whitaker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitaker is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitaker
- Converse ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Converse
- Waterloo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
- Anchor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Felixville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Felixville is located in East Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felixville
- Laurel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Laurel Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill
- Grangeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Grangeville is located in Saint Helena Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grangeville
- Arbroth
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbroth
- Turnbull
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Turnbull is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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