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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 Browns in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Browns. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Browns listed first.

  • West Manchester
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Castine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Castine is located in Darke County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • West Sonora
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • West Sonora is located in Preble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Sonora
  • Ithaca
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ithaca is located in Darke County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Euphemia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Euphemia is located in Preble County
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  • Eldorado
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Eldorado is located in Preble County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Lewisburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Gordon is located in Darke County
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
  • Ebenezer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Preble County
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  • Savona
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Savona is located in Darke County
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  • Arcanum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Wengerlawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wengerlawn is located in Montgomery County
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  • New Madison
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Bachman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bachman is located in Montgomery County
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  • Delisle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Delisle is located in Darke County
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  • Wiley ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wiley is located in Darke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley
  • New Hope
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • New Hope is located in Preble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • Fort Jefferson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Fort Jefferson is located in Darke County
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  • Pyrmont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pyrmont is located in Montgomery County
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  • Dodson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dodson is located in Montgomery County
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  • New Paris
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Eaton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Brookville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Potsdam
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Potsdam is located in Miami County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potsdam
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jaysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jaysville is located in Darke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville

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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
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