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 Browns Summit had a population of 100 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Browns Summit, with the one closest to Browns Summit listed first.
- Benaja
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benaja is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benaja
- Monroeton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Monroeton is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeton
- McLeansville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Scalesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Reidsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Greensboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lenox Castle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lenox Castle is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenox Castle
- Summerfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Altamahaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Altamahaw is located in Alamance County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamahaw
- Guilford College
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gibsonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wentworth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wentworth is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wentworth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,734 people
- Pomona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pomona is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pomona
- Elon College
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasantville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasantville is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Vandalia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vandalia is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandalia
- Lawsonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Cherry Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove is located in Caswell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove
- Stokesdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Stony Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ellisboro
(16 miles [25.7 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 Browns Summit, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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