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 Brownsville in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brownsville. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brownsville listed first.
- Gauley Bridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gauley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gauley is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley
- Belva
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Belva is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belva
- Kanawha Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kanawha Falls is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha Falls
- Dixie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dixie is located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Deep Water
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deep Water is also located in Fayette County
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- Cotton Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cotton Hill is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Eagle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle is also located in Fayette County
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- Mount Carbon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carbon is also located in Fayette County
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- Beckwith
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hawks Nest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hawks Nest is also located in Fayette County
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- Ansted
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Crescent is also located in Fayette County
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- Gaymont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gaymont is also located in Fayette County
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- Pond Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Gap is located in Kanawha County
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- Montgomery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunnyside was located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Mountain Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Cove is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Cove
- Mulvane ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mulvane was located in Fayette County
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- Powellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powellton is also located in Fayette County
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- Dempsey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dempsey is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dempsey
- Deitz ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deitz was located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deitz
- Albion ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Albion was located in Nicholas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
- Spangler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spangler is located in Kanawha County
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- Handley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Kanawha County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
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 Brownsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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