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.
- Stephens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Stephens is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens
- Switzler
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Switzler is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzler
- Hinton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hinton is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
- Hallsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moores Switch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moores Switch is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Switch
- Points ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Points is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Columbia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Riggs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riggs is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggs
- Perche ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Perche is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perche
- Midway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Rileysburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rileysburg is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rileysburg
- Woodlandville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Woodlandville is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlandville
- Millersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Millersburg is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersburg
- Hatton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Centralia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sturgeon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Deer Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Earl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Earl is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
- Larrabee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Larrabee is located in Audrain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrabee
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Callaway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Sebree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sebree is located in Howard County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebree
- Rocheport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Providence is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Clark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clark is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
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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