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 in 1895, Browntown had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Browntown had a population of 272 people.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Browntown, with the one closest to Browntown listed first.
- Martintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martintown is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
- South Wayne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- South Wayne is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Wayne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
- Woodford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clarno
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clarno is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
- Oneco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argyle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Argyle is located in Lafayette County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
- McConnell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Orangeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warren
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Warren is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
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- Nora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <2>
- Waddams Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Waddams Grove is located in Stephenson County (IL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waddams Grove
- Gratiot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Schultz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schultz is located in Green County
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- Lena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Twin Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lamont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lamont is located in Lafayette County
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- Damascus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Damascus is located in Stephenson County (IL)
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- Red Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Afolkey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Juda
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Juda is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juda
- Monticello
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Apple River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Blanchardville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Eleroy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakley is located in Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
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 Browntown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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