RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of West Virginia >> Jackson County >> Browning >> Nearby Communities - 1890sIndex...

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

  • Willowdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Willowdale is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowdale
  • Medina
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Medina is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Jerrys Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jerrys Run is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerrys Run
  • Nesselroad ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Nesselroad is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesselroad
  • Lowdell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lowdell is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowdell
  • Topins Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Topins Grove is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topins Grove
  • Lockhart
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lockhart is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
  • Skull Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Skull Run is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skull Run
  • Sherman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sherman is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
  • Wilding
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Wilding is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilding
  • Wiseburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wiseburg is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiseburg
  • Portland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Odaville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Odaville is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odaville
  • McClain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • McClain is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClain
  • Rockport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rockport is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
  • Manganese ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Manganese is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manganese
  • Lone Cedar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Lone Cedar is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Cedar
  • Ravenswood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Silverton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Silverton is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverton
  • Sandyville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Garfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Garfield is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Windy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Windy is located in Wirt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy
  • Belleville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Belleville is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
  • Neptune
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Neptune is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neptune
  • Hazael
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hazael is located in Meigs County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazael

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 Browning, 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.