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Nearest Communities to Browntown,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Browntown, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Browntown:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small village in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 north contained their burial records. If we hadn't checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Please note that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.

Browntown is located in Green County.

The following 6 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Green County: Stephenson (IL), Winnebago (IL), Dane, Iowa, Lafayette & Rock.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 144 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Browntown. Of these communities, 125 are located in counties other than Green County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Browntown (which is Green County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Browntown

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Green County   (where Browntown resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.greencountywi.org/
    • County Seat for Green:   Monroe
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Browntown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Browntown.
      • Cadiz
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Martintown
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Martintown is located in Green County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martintown
      • Monroe
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Monroe is located in Green County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,426 people
      • Clarno
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Clarno is located in Green County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarno
      • Schneyville
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Schneyville is located in Green County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schneyville
      • Stearns
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Stearns is located in Green County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stearns
      • Schultz
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Schultz is located in Green County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz
      • Twin Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Juda
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Juda is located in Green County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juda
      • Postville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Postville is located in Green County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postville
      • Monticello
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakley
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
        • Oakley is located in Green County
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        • New Glarus
          (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
        • Mineral Point
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Mineral Point is located in Green County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
        • Albany
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
          • Albany is located in Green County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 977 people
        • Attica
          (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Brodhead
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Brodhead is located in Green County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brodhead
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
        • Ross Crossing
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Ross Crossing is located in Green County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Crossing
        • Dayton
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Dane County
    • County Website:   https://danecounty.gov/
    • County Seat for Dane:   Madison
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Browntown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Browntown.
      • Forward
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • Forward is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forward
      • Daleyville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Daleyville is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daleyville
      • Primrose
        (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
        • Primrose is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Primrose
      • Belleville
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Montrose
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
        • Montrose is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
      • Mount Vernon
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
        • Mount Vernon is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Basco
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Paoli
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Brooklyn
        (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Brooklyn is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,484 people
      • Blue Mounds
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Blue Mounds is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mounds
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
      • Mount Horeb
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
        • Mount Horeb is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,563 people
      • Rutland
        (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Rutland is located in Dane County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
  • Iowa County
  • Lafayette County
    • County Website:   https://www.lafayettecountywi.org/
    • County Seat for Lafayette:   Darlington
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Browntown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Browntown.
      • 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)
      • Argyle
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Argyle is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
      • Wiota
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Gratiot
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Riverside
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Riverside is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
      • Lamont
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Lamont is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
      • Red Rock
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Red Rock is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Blanchardville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Darlington
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Darlington is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darlington
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,317 people
      • Fayette
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Fayette is located in Lafayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Yellowstone
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Yellowstone is located in Lafayette County
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        • Avon
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Avon is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
        • Dunbarton
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
          • Dunbarton is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbarton
        • Calamine
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Fort Gratiot ‑ Historic
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
        • Shullsburg
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
          • Shullsburg is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shullsburg
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
        • Slateford
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Slateford is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slateford
        • Truman
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
          • Truman is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truman
        • White Oak
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Etna
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • New Diggings
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
        • Lead Mine
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
          • Lead Mine is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
        • Belmont
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
        • Benton
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Benton is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
        • Jenkinsville
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Jenkinsville is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
        • Meekers Grove
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Meekers Grove is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meekers Grove
        • Strawbridge
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Strawbridge is located in Lafayette County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawbridge
  • Rock County
  • Carroll County
  • Jo Daviess County
    • County Website:   https://www.jodaviesscountyil.gov/
    • County Seat for Jo Daviess:   Galena (IL)
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Browntown   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Browntown.
      • Nora
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Nora is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora <3>
      • 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
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <3>
      • Sweet Home ‑ Historic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Sweet Home is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
      • Millville
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Millville is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville
      • Apple River
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • East Stockton ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • East Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Stockton
      • Pitcherville ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Pitcherville is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcherville
      • Stockton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
        • Stockton is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,709 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockton <3>
      • Morseville
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
        • Morseville is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morseville
      • Willow
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Willow is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Schapville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Schapville is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schapville
      • Woodbine
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
        • Woodbine is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
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        • Scales Mound
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
        • Elmoville
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
          • Elmoville is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmoville
        • Pleasant Valley
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Elizabeth
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Guilford
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Guilford is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guilford
        • Massbach
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
          • Massbach is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massbach
        • Council Hill
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
          • Council Hill is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
        • Weston ‑ Historic
          (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
          • Weston is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
  • Ogle County
  • Stephenson County
  • Winnebago County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Browntown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
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