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Welcome to Browns Crossing ...

Browns Crossing is located in Sangamon County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Browns Crossing: Browns Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Browns Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Browns Crossing.

Browns Crossing is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Browns Crossing: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Browns Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Browns Crossing - they are located in Arizona, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, Missouri and New York.

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

Communities near Browns Crossing ...

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

  • Springfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jacksonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Chatham
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Auburn
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Virden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • South Jacksonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • South Jacksonville is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Jacksonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Jerome
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jerome is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerome
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Southern View
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Southern View is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern View
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,557 people
  • Leland Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Leland Grove is located in Sangamon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
  • Virginia
    (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 Browns Crossing. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Browns Crossing.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Browns Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Sangamon, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Browns Crossing - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Browns Crossing area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Browns Crossing 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.