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 Brownwood in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brownwood. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brownwood listed first.
- Solo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Solo is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solo
- Rutherwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Soda Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Soda Hill is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Hill
- Sands
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Triplett
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Triplett is located in Watauga County
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- Stony Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Baldwin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Baldwin is located in Ashe County
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- Norris ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Norris is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris
- Bamboo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Meat Camp
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Meat Camp is located in Watauga County
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- Beaver Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beaver Creek is located in Ashe County
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- Boone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aho
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Aho is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aho
- Penley ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Penley is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penley
- Obids
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Zion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Zion is located in Wilkes County
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- Jefferson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Darby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Darby is located in Wilkes County
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- Creston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Parsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parsonville is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonville
- Sutherland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sutherland is located in Ashe County
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- Clifton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Ashe County
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- Trade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zionville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vilas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shulls Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fig
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fig is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fig
- Blowing Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Cove is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Cove
- Hendrix ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendrix
- Maple Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Springs
- Wagoner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dresden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Dresden is located in Ashe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dresden
- Amantha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Amantha is located in Watauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amantha
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 Brownwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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