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Welcome to Brownsand ...

Brownsand is located in Talbot County<1>.

Brownsand is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Brownsand (for example, toward Phenix City (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Brownsand: 706 & 762<3>

Communities near Brownsand ...

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

  • Buena Vista
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Butler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Talbotton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Waverly Hall
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mauk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Centerville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Centerville is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Juniper
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Juniper is located in Marion County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper
  • Prattsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Prattsburg is located in Talbot County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattsburg

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownsand ...

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

Adding Brownsand to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brownsand 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 (so far) for Brownsand was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownsand.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Talbot, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownsand - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 706 code has been Overlayed with the 762 area code. New phone numbers in the Brownsand area will be assigned with one of these codes: 706 or 762. As a result, placing a call in the Brownsand area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.