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 Brownton in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Brownton. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Brownton listed first.
- Astor
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Astor is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Astor
- Pepper
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pepper is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper
- Flemington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flemington is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Overfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Overfield is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overfield
- Simpson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Elk City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Elk City is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
- Craigmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Craigmoor is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigmoor
- Romines Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Romines Mills is located in Harrison County
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- Philippi
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Creek is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Creek
- Webster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Webster is located in Taylor County
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- Meadland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Meadland is located in Taylor County
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- Bridgeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Quiet Dell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Quiet Dell is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Arden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Arden is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arden
- Pruntytown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pruntytown is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruntytown
- Johnstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Clemtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clemtown is located in Barbour County
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- Cecil
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cecil is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- McGee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- McGee is located in Taylor County
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- Oreide
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oreide is located in Taylor County
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- Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- West Grafton is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Grafton
- Fetterman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fetterman is located in Taylor County
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- Lost Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lost Creek is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Rockford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Ruraldale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ruraldale is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
- Pecks Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pecks Run is located in Upshur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecks Run
- Vannoys Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vannoys Mill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vannoys Mill
- Knottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knottsville is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knottsville
- Glen Falls
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Falls is located in Harrison County
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- Clarksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
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. |
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