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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)
  • Osage
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Osage is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <3>
  • Saint Ansgar
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Le Roy
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <3>
  • Adams
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Adams is located in Mower County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <3>
  • Riceville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lyle
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyle is located in Mower County (MN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyle <3>
  • Elma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Stacyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
  • Rose Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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 (so far) for Brownville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Brownville post office opened in 1861. The Brownville post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Mitchell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/