Welcome to Brownsboro ...

Brownsboro is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownsboro, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Brownsboro is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Brownsboro (for example, toward Trenton (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area codes for Brownsboro: (256) and (938)<3>

The ZIP code for Brownsboro: 35741<4>

Communities Also Named Brownsboro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Brownsboro - they are located in Kentucky, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Brownsboro ...

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

• Huntsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
  • Huntsville is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
• Madison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <5>
• New Hope
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
  • New Hope is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hope <5>
• Owens' Cross Roads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
  • Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <5>
• Grant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
  • Grant is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grant <5>
• Skyline
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
  • Skyline is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
• Gurley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
  • Gurley is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <5>
• Woodville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
  • Woodville is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
• Pleasant Groves
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
  • Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
• Paint Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
  • Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 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 Brownsboro. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownsboro.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownsboro ...

Looking for more information about Brownsboro? 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 Brownsboro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brownsboro.

Adding Brownsboro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownsboro 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 Brownsboro was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Brownsboro on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownsboro.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/