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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Brownton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brownton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brownton, please Contact Us.

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Brownton (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Brownton. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Although our information shows that the community of Brownton is historic, it would have been located within present day Albemarle County.

To see how the shape of Virginia's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Albemarle County: Augusta, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Orange & Rockingham.

Below are the counties that are near Brownton. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Brownton:

  • Albemarle County     (The home county of Brownton)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Keene
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Porters
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
      • Porters is located in Albemarle County
    • Alberene
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
      • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
    • Warren
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
      • Warren is located in Albemarle County
    • Scottsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
      • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
    • Stony Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
      • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
    • North Garden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Covesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Woodridge
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
      • Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
    • Simeon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
      • Simeon is located in Albemarle County
    • Rose Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
    • Batesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ednam Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ednam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ednam Village
      • Ednam Village is located in Albemarle County
  • Amherst County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • New Glasgow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Glasgow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Glasgow
      • New Glasgow is located in Amherst County
    • Lowesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Walkers Ford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Walkers Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Ford
      • Walkers Ford is located in Amherst County
  • Appomattox County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Bent Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bent Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Creek
      • Bent Creek is located in Appomattox County
    • Beckham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckham
      • Beckham is located in Appomattox County
  • Augusta County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Sherando
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherando
      • Sherando is located in Augusta County
    • Dooms
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dooms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooms
      • Dooms is located in Augusta County
    • Lyndhurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Lipscomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lipscomb. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Lipscomb is located in Augusta County
    • Crimora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sampson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sampson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sampson
      • Sampson is located in Augusta County
    • Fishersville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fishersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishersville
      • Fishersville is located in Augusta County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fishersville <2>
    • Stuarts Draft
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Brand
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brand. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
      • Brand is located in Augusta County
  • Buckingham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Axtell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
      • Axtell is located in Buckingham County
    • Centenary
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
      • Centenary is located in Buckingham County
    • Glenmore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Glenmore. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
      • Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
    • Manteo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Manteo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
      • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
    • Bridgeport
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridgeport. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
    • Arvonia
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arvonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arvonia
      • Arvonia is located in Buckingham County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arvonia <2>
    • New Canton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
      • New Canton is located in Buckingham County
    • Mount Vinco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Vinco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
      • Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
    • Gold Hill
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
      • Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
    • Alcoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoma
      • Alcoma is located in Buckingham County
    • Buckingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Gravel Hill
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gravel Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
      • Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
    • Dillwyn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Charlottesville City
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Belmont
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
    • Charlottesville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Locust Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
  • Cumberland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Trenton Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Trenton Mills. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
      • Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
    • Lakeside Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
    • Trents Mill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
      • Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
    • Cumberland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fluvanna County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Nicholas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
      • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
    • Antioch
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Antioch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
    • Lake Monticello
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Monticello
      • Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County
    • Fork Union
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Weber City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Columbia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Kents Store
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
      • Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
  • Goochland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Caledonia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caledonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
      • Caledonia is located in Goochland County
    • Tabscott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabscott have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
      • Tabscott is located in Goochland County
    • Fife
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fife. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife
      • Fife is located in Goochland County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fife <2>
  • Greene County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Cedarmere ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedarmere. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
      • Cedarmere is located in Greene County
    • Amicus
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Amicus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
      • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Quinque
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
      • Quinque is located in Greene County
  • Louisa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Medlock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Medlock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
      • Medlock is located in Louisa County
    • Bells Crossroads
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bells Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
      • Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
    • Green Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Green Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
      • Green Springs is located in Louisa County
    • Meltons
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
      • Meltons is located in Louisa County
    • Trevilians
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
      • Trevilians is located in Louisa County
  • Nelson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Schuyler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Faber
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Rockfish
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
      • Rockfish is located in Nelson County
    • Warminster
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warminster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
      • Warminster is located in Nelson County
    • Adial
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
      • Adial is located in Nelson County
    • Durrett Town
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durrett Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
      • Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
    • Greenfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Nelson County
    • Lodebar
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
      • Lodebar is located in Nelson County
    • Old Myndus
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
      • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
    • Onan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
      • Onan is located in Nelson County
    • Nellysford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Shipman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipman
      • Shipman is located in Nelson County
    • Afton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
    • Barboursville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gordonsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Waynesboro City
    • Waynesboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Brownton, see our County-by-County Page for Brownton.

Cemeteries Near Brownton ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brownton.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Brownton covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.

  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Clief Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Clief Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Clief Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Esmont.
    • The St. Stephen's Episcopal Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • St. Stephen's Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #52032 <5>
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Georges Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Georges Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Georges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christ Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christ Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christ Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Scottsville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harris Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Family Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Harris Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Harris Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<6> to the east of Esmont.
    • The Harris Family Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Harris - Kidd - Bryant Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2439014 <5>
  • Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chestnut Grove Cemetery
    • The Chestnut Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Chestnut Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Scottsville Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Rising Sun Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rising Sun Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rising Sun Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Hardware Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardware Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olivet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Grace Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've 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. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.

While we didn't find Brownton in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brownton.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Brownton, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.

  • Glendower
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glendower have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendower
    • Glendower is located in Albemarle County
  • Esmont
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Esmont have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esmont
    • Esmont is located in Albemarle County
  • Alberene
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberene
    • Alberene is located in Albemarle County
  • Damon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Damon is located in Albemarle County
  • Warren
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warren. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
    • Warren is located in Albemarle County
  • Scottsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
    • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <2>
  • Stony Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
    • Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
  • Blenheim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blenheim have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
    • Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
  • McCullough
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCullough have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough
    • McCullough is located in Albemarle County
  • Hatton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hatton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
    • Hatton is located in Albemarle County
  • Nicholas
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nicholas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
    • Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
  • North Garden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Covesville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
      • Covesville is located in Albemarle County
    • Schuyler
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Howardsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardsville
      • Howardsville is located in Albemarle County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Brownton. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownton.

Newspapers Published in Brownton ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownton.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brownton, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brownton.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Brownton:

The official website for Albemarle County: www.albemarle.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 Brownton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brownton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brownton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.8501, Longitude: -78.5717       In this case, the coordinates for Brownton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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