Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Browns Valley came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Browns Valley in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Browns Valley. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Browns Valley data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Browns Valley:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Browns Valley. See our Misc Page for Browns Valley for more information.