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Welcome to Browning ...

Browning is located in Orange County<1>.

Browning is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Browning lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Browning ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Browning - they are located in Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Saskatchewan, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Browning ...

Junior League:   www.jlocc.org/

Communities near Browning ...

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

  • Anaheim
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Santa Ana
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Irvine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Huntington Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Garden Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Corona
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
    • Corona is located in Riverside County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 170,996 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corona <3>
  • Fullerton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Costa Mesa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Norwalk
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Los Angeles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,635 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browning ...

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

Adding Browning to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Browning 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 Browning was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Browning.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browning - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.