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Welcome to Brownstown ...The village of Brownstown is located in Fayette County<1>. The location of Brownstown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownstown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Brownstown has a population of 738 people<3> (see below for details). Brownstown is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Brownstown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Brownstown is within the (618) area code. The ZIP code for Brownstown: 62418<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brownstown had an population of 738 people. This is a decrease of 2.77% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.68% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Brownstown had a population of 759 people. This makes Brownstown the county's 4th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 759 people, the population of Brownstown increased 7.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 705 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Brownstown. Communities Also Named Brownstown ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Brownstown - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Ohio (4), Pennsylvania (4), Washington and West Virginia (2). For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brownstown. Communities near Brownstown ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brownstown.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brownstown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownstown. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brownstown. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brownstown. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownstown. See our Newspapers Page for Brownstown. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownstown ...Looking for more information about Brownstown? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Brownstown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brownstown. Adding Brownstown to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Brownstown in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brownstown was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). We also found Brownstown on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881). For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownstown. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownstown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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