Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Browns came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Browns in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Browns. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Browns data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Browns:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Browns is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Browns in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Browns for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Browns. See our Misc Page for Browns for more information.