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

• Viva
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Viva is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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• Raccourci ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Raccourci is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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• Ravenswood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenswood is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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• Melville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Melville is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,023 people
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• Fordoche
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fordoche is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
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• New Roads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • New Roads is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,409 people
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• Pointe Coupee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pointe Coupee is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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• Elba
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Elba is located in Saint Landry Parish
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• Livonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Livonia is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,399 people
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• Ventress
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Ventress is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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• Smithland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Smithland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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• Waterloo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Waterloo is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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• Rowes Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rowes Landing is located in West Feliciana Parish
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• Bayou Current
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bayou Current is located in Saint Landry Parish
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• Lakeland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lakeland is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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• Anchor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Anchor is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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• Angola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Angola is located in West Feliciana Parish
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• Red River Landing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Red River Landing is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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• Arbroth
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Arbroth is located in West Baton Rouge Parish
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• Converse ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Converse is located in West Feliciana Parish
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• Odenburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Odenburg is located in Avoyelles Parish
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• Port Hudson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Port Hudson is located in East Baton Rouge Parish
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• Palmetto
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Palmetto is located in Saint Landry Parish
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
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• Musson
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Musson is located in Iberville Parish
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• Rosedale
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale is located in Iberville Parish
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
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• Merrick
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Merrick is located in Pointe Coupee Parish
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• Pinckneyville
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Pinckneyville is located in Wilkinson County (MS)
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