Welcome to Brownlee ...
Brownlee is located in Boise County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Brownlee, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.
Brownlee is 3,810 feet [1,161 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Brownlee is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Brownlee lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Brownlee: 208 & 986<3>
Communities Also Named Brownlee ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Brownlee - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, 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.
- Emmett
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Gem County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emmett
- From Brownlee to Emmett
- Horseshoe Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horseshoe Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bend
- Horseshoe Bend is located in Boise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bend <4>
- Crouch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Placerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placerville
- Placerville is located in Boise County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Placerville <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Placerville
- From Brownlee to Placerville
- Sweet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet
- Sweet is located in Gem County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sweet
- From Brownlee to Sweet
- Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Banks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks
- Banks is located in Boise County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Banks <4>
- Montour
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montour. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montour
- Montour is located in Gem County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Montour
- From Brownlee to Montour
- Ola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ola
- Ola is located in Gem County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ola <4>
- Pearl
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
- Pearl is located in Gem County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pearl
- From Brownlee to Pearl
- Quartzburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Quartzburg. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quartzburg
- Quartzburg is located in Boise County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Quartzburg
- From Brownlee to Quartzburg
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.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brownlee ...
Looking for more information about Brownlee? 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 Brownlee, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Brownlee post office opened in 1909.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Brownlee.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brownlee. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Boise County: www.co.boise.id.us/
The official website for State of Idaho: https://idaho.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Boise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownlee - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Brownlee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Brownlee 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. |
| <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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |