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Welcome to Browns Corner ...

Browns Corner is located in Madison County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Browns Corner: Browns Cor. (or less commonly used: Browns Crn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Browns Corner for more information about variations on the name of Browns Corner.

Browns Corner is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Browns Corner lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Browns Corner: 256 & 938<3>

Communities Also Named Browns Corner ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Browns Corner - they are located in California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Maine (3), Maryland (2), Massachusetts, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Browns Corner ...

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

  • Huntsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Athens is located in Limestone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
  • Fayetteville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Park City Heights
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
  • Ardmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Ardmore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ardmore is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ardmore <4>
  • Flintville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
  • Elkmont
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Elkton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browns Corner ...

Looking for more information about Browns Corner? 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 Browns Corner, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Browns Corner.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browns Corner - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Browns Corner area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Browns Corner area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.