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.
- Mount Sterling
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Sterling is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
- Naillon ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Naillon is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naillon
- Wilton Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton Springs
- Nough
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nough is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nough
- Edwina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Edwina is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwina
- Cataloochee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cataloochee is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cataloochee
- Teague ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Teague is located in Haywood County (NC)
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- Palm ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Palm is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm
- Jonestown ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jonestown is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Birdsville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Birdsville is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdsville
- Fines Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fines Creek is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fines Creek
- Del Rio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Lynch ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lynch is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch
- Carson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carson Springs is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson Springs
- Jones Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Jones Cove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cove
- Oldtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Oldtown is located in Cocke County
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- Cove Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cove Creek is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wolf Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Spring Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Crabtree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crabtree is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Parrottsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Iron Duff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Duff is located in Haywood County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Duff
- Paint Rock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Madison County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Cocke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Chestnut Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
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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