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Welcome to Brownsport ...

So far, we found very little information about Brownsport. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Brownsport to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Brownsport, please Contact Us.

Brownsport would have been located within present day White County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Brownsport is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Brownsport was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Brownsport (for example, toward Holland (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The Area Codes where Brownsport was located: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Brownsport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Brownsport - it's located in Tennessee.

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

Communities near Brownsport ...

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

  • Mount Vernon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carmi
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Grayville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Norris City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Poseyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New Harmony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Enfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • New Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Omaha
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)

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 Brownsport. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brownsport.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Brownsport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including White, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Brownsport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Brownsport area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Brownsport area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.