Welcome to Brownville ...

Brownville is located in Mitchell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1861.

Brownville is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Brownville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Brownville: 641

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), Florida, 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.

• Charles City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charles City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
  • Charles City is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <4>
• Osage
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
  • Osage is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <4>
• Saint Ansgar
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
  • Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <4>
• Le Roy
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
  • Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <4>
• Adams
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Riceville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
  • Riceville is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <4>
• Lyle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyle have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
  • Lyle is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <4>
• Elma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elma
  • Elma is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elma <4>
• Stacyville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
  • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
• Rose Creek
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
  • Rose Creek is located in Mower County (MN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rose Creek <4>

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.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Brownville post office opened in 1861.

We also found Brownville in the book titled Iowa State Gazetteer (1865).

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 State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/