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.
- Adley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Adley is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adley
- Wilkesboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cricket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cricket is located in Wilkes County
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- Moravian Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Millers Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Boomer
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boomer is located in Wilkes County
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- Fairplains
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairplains is located in Wilkes County
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- Purlear
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Purlear is located in Wilkes County
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- Hunting Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hunting Creek is located in Wilkes County
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- Mulberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mulberry is located in Wilkes County
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- Wilbar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilbar is located in Wilkes County
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- Ready Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ready Branch is located in Wilkes County
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- Gilreath
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gilreath is located in Wilkes County
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- Hay Meadow ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hay Meadow is located in Wilkes County
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- Maple Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
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- Halls Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Halls Mills is located in Wilkes County
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- Dellaplane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Dellaplane is located in Wilkes County
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- Parsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
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- Elkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elkville is located in Wilkes County
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- Vashti
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vashti is located in Alexander County
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- Dehart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dehart is located in Wilkes County
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- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
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- Vannoy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Vannoy is located in Wilkes County
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- Zimmerman ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Zimmerman is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimmerman
- Brier Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Brier Creek is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brier Creek
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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