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 Brownhelm had a population of 365 people in 1895 with a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Brownhelm, with the one closest to Brownhelm listed first.
- Brownhelm Station
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brownhelm Station is also located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownhelm Station
- Henrietta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Henrietta is also located in Lorain County
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- Amherst
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Axtel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Axtel is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtel
- Vermilion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lorain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oberlin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Erie County
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- Kipton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kipton is also located in Lorain County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Ashmont ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ashmont was located in Erie County
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- Ogontz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ogontz is located in Erie County
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- Elyria
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pittsfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pittsfield is also located in Lorain County
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- Nickelplate ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Nickelplate was located in Lorain County
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- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berlin Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wakeman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Laporte
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Laporte is also located in Lorain County
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- Crandall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Crandall is also located in Lorain County
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- Lake Breeze
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Breeze is also located in Lorain County
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- Ceylon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ceylon is located in Erie County
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- Shinrock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Shinrock is located in Erie County
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- Berlinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berlinville is located in Erie County
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- Lagrange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Shawville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shawville was located in Lorain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawville
- Avon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Avon is also located in Lorain County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,745 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avon <2>
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 Brownhelm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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