Welcome to Brownton ...

Brownton is located in York County<1>.

The location of Brownton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownton, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Brownton is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brownton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brownton is located in the (717) area code.

Communities Also Named Brownton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Brownton - they are located in Illinois, Minnesota, Virginia and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Brownton.

Communities near Brownton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brownton.

• Lancaster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• York
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Columbia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Millersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Mount Joy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <4>
• Red Lion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
  • Red Lion is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Lion <4>
• New Freedom
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freedom
  • New Freedom is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,810 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Freedom <4>
• West York
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
  • West York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>
• East Petersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Petersburg
  • East Petersburg is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,485 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Petersburg <4>

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 Brownton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brownton. 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 Brownton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brownton. See our Newspapers Page for Brownton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownton ...

Looking for more information about Brownton? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Brownton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Brownton.

Adding Brownton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownton 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 Brownton was on a map titled Map of Pennsylvania (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for York County: www.york-county.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/