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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brown Town (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brown Town. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Brown Town is located in Gaston County.

To see how the shape of North Carolina's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Gaston County: Cleveland, Lincoln, Mecklenburg & York (SC).

Below are the counties that are near Brown Town. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brown Town:

  • Gaston County     (The home county of Brown Town)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Belmont
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Mount Holly
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Catawba ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Catawba is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catawba
    • Cramerton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • McAdenville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Woodland ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodland is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Lowell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Spencer Mountain
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Spencer Mountain is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Mountain
      • Estimated population in 2016: 36 people
    • Ranlo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Ranlo is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranlo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,708 people
    • Smyre
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Smyre is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyre
    • Stanley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Begonia ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Begonia is located in Gaston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
  • Cabarrus County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Cannon Crossroads
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Cannon Crossroads is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Crossroads
      • Cannon Crossroads has also been known as:
      • Cannon Cross Roads
      • Cannon's Crossroads
      • Wallace Cross Roads
      • Wallace Crossroads
    • Harrisburg
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Tulin ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tulin is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulin
    • Poplar Tent
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplar Tent is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Tent
    • Fisher Town
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Fisher Town is located in Cabarrus County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Town
    • Concord
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Midland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Catawba County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Killian Crossroads
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Killian Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Crossroads
    • Lake Norman of Catawba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Olivers Crossroads
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Olivers Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivers Crossroads
    • Terrell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Providence Mill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence Mill is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Mill
    • Drums Crossroads
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Drums Crossroads is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drums Crossroads
    • Sherrills Ford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Maiden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Bandy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Bandy is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bandy
    • Duan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Duan is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duan
    • Monbo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Monbo is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monbo
    • Long Island
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Long Island is located in Catawba County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Kings Mountain
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • White Plains
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • White Plains is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
    • Elbethel ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Elbethel is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel
    • Stony Point
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Stony Point is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Grover
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Waco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Waco is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 319 people
    • Durbro ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Durbro is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbro
    • Light Oak
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Light Oak is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Light Oak
    • Pleasant Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Stubbs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Stubbs is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
    • Elizabeth City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Elizabeth City is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth City
    • Patterson Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Patterson Springs is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
  • Iredell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Mayhew
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Mayhew is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhew
    • Mount Mourne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Mount Mourne is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Mourne
    • Doolie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Doolie is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doolie
    • Mooresville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Shepherds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Shepherds is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherds
    • Mazeppa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mazeppa is located in Iredell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazeppa
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Lowesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Lowesville is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowesville
    • Machpelah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Machpelah is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Machpelah
    • Triangle ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Triangle is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triangle
    • Iron Station
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Iron Station is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Station
    • Westport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Westport is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Denver
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Boger City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Boger City is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boger City
    • Crouse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Crouse is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouse
    • Lincolnton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Vale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Henry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Henry is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
    • Hulls Crossroads
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hulls Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossroads
  • Mecklenburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Paw Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
    • Dixie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Chateau Woods
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Chateau Woods is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateau Woods
    • Pinecrest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Pinecrest is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Dalton Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Dalton Village is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalton Village
    • Yorkmont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Yorkmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkmont
    • Biddleville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Biddleville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddleville
    • Wilmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Wilmore is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
    • Spring Lake
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Lake is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Charlotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Greenville is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Belmont
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Belmont is located in Mecklenburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Enochville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Enochville is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enochville
    • Kannapolis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Harts ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Harts is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts
    • North Kannapolis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • North Kannapolis is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Kannapolis
    • Corriher Heights
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Corriher Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corriher Heights
    • Five Points
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Five Points is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Landis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Marvin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Marvin is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,920 people
    • Stallings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • White Oak
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • White Oak is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
    • Indian Trail
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hemby Bridge
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hemby Bridge is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemby Bridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
    • Lake Park
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Lake Park is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,999 people
    • Wesley Chapel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Waxhaw
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Fairview is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
    • Mineral Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Unionville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Unionville is located in Union County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,344 people
  • Cherokee County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Kings Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Blacksburg
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Chester County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Edgemoor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Smith
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Smith is located in Chester County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
  • Lancaster County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Camp Cox
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Camp Cox is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Cox
    • Colonial Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Colonial Village is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Indian Land
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Van Wyck
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Springdell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Springdell is located in Lancaster County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdell
  • York County (SC)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.
    • Lake Wylie
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Bowling Green
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Tega Cay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Clover
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Clover is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clover <1>
    • India Hook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • India Hook is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India Hook
    • Fort Mill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Riverview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Riverview is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Newport
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Newport is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
    • Zadok ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Zadok is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zadok
    • Filbert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Filbert is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Filbert
    • York
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in York County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,637 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <1>
    • Rock Hill
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brown Town, see our County-by-County Page for Brown Town.

Cemeteries Near Brown Town ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brown Town.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Brown Town - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brown Town covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

While we didn't find Brown Town in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brown Town.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brown Town, with the one closest to Brown Town listed first.

  • Belmont
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Arlington is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Mount Holly
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • McAdenville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Dixie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Dixie is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
  • Paw Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Paw Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paw Creek
  • Lowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mountain Island
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
  • Martindale ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Martindale is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martindale
  • Begonia ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Begonia is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Begonia
  • Steel Creek ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Steel Creek is located in Mecklenburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek
  • Lucia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lucia is located in Gaston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucia
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Dallas
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Gastonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Charlotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brown Town. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brown Town.

Newspapers Published in Brown Town ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 108 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brown Town.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brown Town, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brown Town.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brown Town:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 Town, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brown Town) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.