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Welcome to Brownstone ...

So far, we found very little information about Brownstone. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brownstone to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brownstone, please Contact Us.

Brownstone would have been located within present day Ventura County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Brownstone is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Brownstone was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Brownstone was located: 805 & 820<4>

Communities Also Named Brownstone ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Brownstone - they are located in Kansas, Michigan and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Brownstone ...

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

  • Thousand Oaks
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Simi Valley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Camarillo
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Moorpark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Santa Paula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Westlake Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Ojai
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ojai
    • Ojai is located in Ventura County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,587 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ojai <5>
  • Buckhorn
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
    • Buckhorn is located in Ventura County
  • Piru
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lagol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagol
    • Lagol is located in Ventura County

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

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

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

Adding Brownstone to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownstone in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brownstone was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownstone.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brownstone, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Ventura, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownstone - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 805 code has been Overlayed with the 820 area code. New phone numbers in the Brownstone area will be assigned with one of these codes: 805 or 820. As a result, placing a call in the Brownstone area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.