Welcome to Brownville ...

Brownville is located in DeSoto County<1>.

The location of Brownville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Brownville is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Brownville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Brownville is located in the (863) area code.

Communities Also Named Brownville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Brownville - they are located in Alabama (4), Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Maine, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Brownville ...

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

• Arcadia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
  • Arcadia is located in DeSoto County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <4>
• Wauchula
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauchula
  • Wauchula is located in Hardee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,771 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauchula <4>
• Zolfo Springs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zolfo Springs
  • Zolfo Springs is located in Hardee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,774 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zolfo Springs <4>
• Nocatee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocatee
  • Nocatee is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocatee <4>
• Ona
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ona
  • Ona is located in Hardee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ona <4>
• Fort Ogden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ogden
  • Fort Ogden is located in DeSoto County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Ogden <4>
• Sandy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sandy is located in Manatee County
• Myakka City
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myakka City
  • Myakka City is located in Manatee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Myakka City <4>
• Bowling Green
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Hardee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,897 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Harbour Heights
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbour Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Heights
  • Harbour Heights is located in Charlotte 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 Brownville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownville ...

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

Adding Brownville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownville 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 Brownville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Brownville post office opened in 1897.

We also found Brownville on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Florida (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for DeSoto County: www.co.desoto.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/