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 Brownton had a population of 384 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Brownton had a population of 711 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Sumter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sumter is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Stewart
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Stewart is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- New Auburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Biscay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Biscay is located in McLeod County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Glencoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hutchinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeside is located in Renville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside
- Winthrop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Gaylord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Plato
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gibbon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mills
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Mills is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Green Isle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Hector
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- New Rome
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- New Rome is located in Sibley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rome
- Hamburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hamburg is located in Carver County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 526 people
- Lester Prairie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bernadotte
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bernadotte is located in Nicollet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bernadotte
- Greenleaf
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greenleaf is located in Meeker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenleaf
- Norwood
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Young America
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- New Germany
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winsted
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cosmos
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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 Brownton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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