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Welcome to Brownlee ...

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

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

Brownlee would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Brownlee is 8,000 feet [2,438 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Brownlee is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Brownlee was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Brownlee was located: 970

Communities Also Named Brownlee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Brownlee - they are located in Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan and Texas.

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

Communities near Brownlee ...

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

  • Walden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cowdrey
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Northgate
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Northgate have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northgate
    • Northgate is located in Jackson County
  • Higho
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higho. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higho
    • Higho is located in Jackson County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Higho
    • From Brownlee to Higho
  • Kings Canyon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Hebron ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Coalmont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pearl ‑ Historic
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxpark
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foxpark have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxpark
    • Foxpark is located in Albany County (WY)
  • Gould ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

Adding Brownlee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownlee 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 Brownlee was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownlee.

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

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 Brownlee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownlee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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