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

  • Pennville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Pennville is located in Sullivan County
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  • Green City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Green City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 582 people
  • Lemons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lemons is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemons
  • Pollock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Pollock is located in Sullivan County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
  • Boynton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Boynton is located in Sullivan County
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  • Greencastle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elko
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Elko is located in Putnam County
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  • Sidney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Sidney is located in Putnam County
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  • Unionville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Stahl ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Stahl is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stahl
  • Shibleys Point ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Shibleys Point is located in Adair County
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  • Martinstown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Martinstown is located in Putnam County
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  • Hartford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hartford is located in Putnam County
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  • Quinn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Quinn is located in Putnam County
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  • Milan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Milan is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,764 people
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  • Graysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Graysville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
  • Howland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Howland is located in Putnam County
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  • West Liberty ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • West Liberty is located in Putnam County
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  • Judson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Judson is located in Sullivan County
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  • Sticklerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sticklerville is located in Sullivan County
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  • Owasco
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Owasco is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasco
  • Danforth ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Danforth is located in Adair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danforth
  • Glendale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Glendale is located in Putnam County
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  • Omaha
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Omaha is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Mendota
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Mendota is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendota

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 Brown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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